Korean guideline of desmopressin for the treatment of nocturia in men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Nocturia is the most bothersome of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Desmopressin, a synthetic analog of the human hormone vasopressin, has been used for the treatment of nocturia. However, the guidelines include varying recommendations for the use of desmopressin for the management of nocturia in men. Therefore, the Korean Urological Association (KUA) developed recommendations for desmopressin for the treatment of nocturia in men.

Materials and methods

A rigorous systematic review was performed and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation methodology was used to rate the certainty of evidence for patient outcomes and to develop the evidence into recommendations. The steering group, guidelines development group, systematic review team, a

SUBMITTER: Hwang EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature