June 2021. Volume 17. Number 2

Is enuresis alarm effective?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Caldwell PH, Codarini M, Stewart F, Hahn D, Sureshkumar P. Alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;5:CD002911.

Reviewers: Esparza Olcina MJ1, Fraile Astorga G2.
1Pediatra. Grupo de Pediatría Basada en la Evidencia. España.
2Pediatra. CAP Can Rull. Sabadell. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: María Jesús Esparza Olcina. Email: mjesparza8@gmail.com
Reception date: 22/03/2021
Acceptance date: 12/04/2021
Publication date: 28/04/2021

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis appear to be effective. The combination of alarm with desmopressin is probably more effective than desmopressin alone. The alarm treatment has minimal adverse reactions what makes it to continue being an important strategy in the treatment of enuresis.

Reviewers’ commentary: this complex systematic review offers conclusive results on the effectiveness of the alarms and their scarce adverse events. The alarm produces similar results than behavioral interventions and improve them when added to them. Alarms also obtain better results than the different drugs with which they have been compared and with less adverse events. Therefore, alarms still have an important place in the treatment of enuresis.

How to cite this article

Esparza Olcina MJ, Fraile Astorga G. ¿Es eficaz la alarma de enuresis? Evid Pediatr. 2021;17:19.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Caldwell PH, Codarini M, Stewart F, Hahn D, Sureshkumar P. Alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;5:CD002911.

Reviewers: Esparza Olcina MJ1, Fraile Astorga G2.
1Pediatra. Grupo de Pediatría Basada en la Evidencia. España.
2Pediatra. CAP Can Rull. Sabadell. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: María Jesús Esparza Olcina. Email: mjesparza8@gmail.com
Reception date: 22/03/2021
Acceptance date: 12/04/2021
Publication date: 28/04/2021

How to cite this article

Esparza Olcina MJ, Fraile Astorga G. ¿Es eficaz la alarma de enuresis? Evid Pediatr. 2021;17:19.

28/04/2021

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