CUA: Interstitial Cystitis (2016): Difference between revisions

 
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# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Cimetidine</span>''' 400 mg po bid
# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Cimetidine</span>''' 400 mg po bid
# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Hydroxyzine</span>''' 10–50 mg po qhs (perhaps in patients with an allergy history)
# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Hydroxyzine</span>''' 10–50 mg po qhs (perhaps in patients with an allergy history)
# '''Pentosan polysulfate''' 100 mg po tid '''(PPS, Elmiron)'''
# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Pentosan polysulfate</span>''' 100 mg po tid '''(PPS, Elmiron)'''
#* '''Expected benefits are predicted to be marginal'''
#* '''Expected benefits are predicted to be marginal'''
#* Common side effects included: diarrhea (25%); headache (18.2%); nausea (15%); pelvic pain (13%); abdominal pain (13%); and alopecia (5%).
#* Common side effects included: diarrhea (25%); headache (18.2%); nausea (15%); pelvic pain (13%); abdominal pain (13%); and alopecia (5%).
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==== Intravesical ====
==== Intravesical ====
* '''Recommended (3): DMSO, heparin, lidocaine'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Recommended (3): DMSO, heparin, lidocaine'''
*# '''Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)'''
*#* '''MOA: organic solvent with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties'''
*#* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">MOA: organic solvent with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties'''
*#* Administered as a 50 mL solution of 50% DMSO with a dwell time of 30‒60 minutes, once weekly for 6 weeks. Monthly maintenance doses may be considered.
*#* Administered as a 50 mL solution of 50% DMSO with a dwell time of 30‒60 minutes, once weekly for 6 weeks. Monthly maintenance doses may be considered.
*#* Overall, favourable safety profile. Typical side effects include halitosis (garlic-like breath, as it is eliminated through the lungs) and potential flare-up after the first instillation, which usually improves after the second one.
*#* Overall, favourable safety profile. Typical side effects include halitosis (garlic-like breath, as it is eliminated through the lungs) and potential flare-up after the first instillation, which usually improves after the second one.
*#* Theoretically may cause dissolution of collagen that could '''potentially cause bladder fibrosis if used on a long-term basis.'''
*#* Theoretically may cause dissolution of collagen that could '''potentially cause bladder fibrosis if used on a long-term basis.'''
*# '''Heparin (alone or in combination)'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Heparin (alone or in combination)'''
*#* '''MOA: GAG analogue'''
*#* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">MOA: GAG analogue'''
*#* May be instilled intravesically with '''virtually no systemic absorption'''
*#* May be instilled intravesically with '''virtually no systemic absorption'''
*#* '''DMSO combined with heparin better than DMSO alone''' (further reduces and defers relapses)
*#* '''DMSO combined with heparin better than DMSO alone''' (further reduces and defers relapses)
*# '''Lidocaine'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Lidocaine'''
*#* '''MOA: local anesthetic'''
*#* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">MOA: local anesthetic'''
*#* Instillation on a daily or weekly basis of alkalinized lidocaine
*#* Instillation on a daily or weekly basis of alkalinized lidocaine
*#* '''Option for short-term relief IC/BPS symptoms''', primarily bladder pain
*#* '''Option for short-term relief IC/BPS symptoms''', primarily bladder pain
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=== Third-line: minimally invasive surgical procedures ===
=== Third-line: minimally invasive surgical procedures ===
* '''Treatment is recommended for patients with identified Hunner’s lesions'''
* '''Treatment is recommended for patients with identified Hunner’s lesions'''
** Hunner’s lesions can be treated by:
** '''Hunner’s lesions can be treated by:'''
**# Transurethral resection
**# '''Transurethral resection'''
**# Fulguration with a Bugbee electrode
**# '''Fulguration with a Bugbee electrode'''
**# Transurethral coagulation using neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser
**# '''Transurethral coagulation using neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser'''
* '''Options in patients with or without Hunner’s lesions (3):'''
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Options in patients with or without Hunner’s lesions (3):'''
*# '''Hydrodistension (HD)'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Hydrodistension (HD)'''
*# '''Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A)'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A)'''
*#* Costly, may not be widely available
*#* Costly, may not be widely available
*#* Repeat injections are safe
*#* Repeat injections are safe
*#* Must describe potential side effects, particularly risk of urinary retention and need to catheterize
*#* Must describe potential side effects, particularly risk of urinary retention and need to catheterize
*# '''Sacral neuromodulation (SNM)'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Sacral neuromodulation (SNM)'''
*#* Costly, may not be widely available
*#* Costly, may not be widely available
*#* Must describe potential side effects, particularly the need for future surgical revisions
*#* Must describe potential side effects, particularly the need for future surgical revisions