Incontinence Facts
Urinary incontinence affects 200 million people worldwide.
In the average adult patient we are aiming for a urine output of: 0.5-1ml/kg/hr = average adult patient. However, care should be taken when treating patients >65yrs where the target urine output should be: 0.25-0.5ml/kg/hr = patients >65yrs
1 in 4 women over the age of 18 experience episodes of leaking urine involuntarily
1 in 5 men will experience urinary incontinence in their lifetime
"1.2 million Malaysians suffer from some form of incontinence or the inability to control involuntary loss of urine"
The prevalence of Overactive Bladder (OAB) among Malaysian men and women aged above 40 is 11% – 13% and 16.9% respectively
Source: Continence of Foundation Malaysia