{"id":32685,"date":"2026-09-12T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/?post_type=glossary-term&p=32685"},"modified":"2026-09-13T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:14:00","slug":"incontinencia-de-urgencia","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/incontinencia-de-urgencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Incontinencia de urgencia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[124],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-32685","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-urinary-incontinence-related-conditions"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>La incontinencia de urgencia, tambi\u00e9n conocida como incontinencia urinaria de urgencia (IUU), es un tipo de incontinencia urinaria caracterizada por una necesidad repentina e imperiosa de orinar que resulta dif\u00edcil de retrasar, a menudo seguida de un escape involuntario de orina.<sup>1<\/sup> Se produce principalmente como resultado de la hiperactividad del m\u00fasculo detrusor, lo que provoca contracciones musculares involuntarias o no inhibidas de la vejiga.<sup>2<\/sup> Los pacientes con incontinencia de urgencia suelen describir un deseo repentino de orinar dif\u00edcil de contener que ocasiona p\u00e9rdidas de orina. Estos episodios pueden ocurrir en diversos momentos del d\u00eda o de la noche.<sup>3<\/sup> Esta afecci\u00f3n repercute notablemente en la calidad de vida de la persona y conlleva un estigma social, lo que propicia que no se notifique con la frecuencia debida.<sup>4<\/sup> La incontinencia de urgencia es una causa frecuente de incontinencia en personas de edad avanzada, aunque puede afectar a individuos de cualquier edad.<\/p>\n","gt-synonyms":"Incontinencia urinaria de urgencia (IUU), inestabilidad vesical, vejiga hiperactiva con incontinencia, urgencia miccional, vejiga espasm\u00f3dica, micci\u00f3n involuntaria, incontinencia por urgencia","gt-citation":"[1] DeMaagd GA, Davenport TC. Management of Urinary Incontinence. P T. 2012 Jun;37(6):345-361. PMID: 22876096. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3411204\/\n\n[2] Griffiths D, Clarkson B, Tadic SD, Resnick NM. Brain Mechanisms Underlying Urge Incontinence and its Response to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training. J Urol. 2015 Mar 28;194(3):708-715. DOI: 10.1016\/j.juro.2015.03.102\n\n[3] Nandy S, Ranganathan S. Urge Incontinence. [Updated 2022 Aug 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan. Available from: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK563172\/\n\n[4] Pizzol D, Demurtas J, Stubbs B, et al. Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2021;33:25\u201335. DOI: 10.1007\/s40520-020-01712-y","gt-clinical-context":"<p>La incontinencia de urgencia es cl\u00ednicamente relevante en diversos escenarios, en particular en la poblaci\u00f3n de edad avanzada, donde su prevalencia aumenta con la edad.<sup>1<\/sup> Se diagnostica mediante una evaluaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica exhaustiva, que incluye una anamnesis y una exploraci\u00f3n f\u00edsica detalladas, an\u00e1lisis de orina y, en ocasiones, estudios urodin\u00e1micos.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Los criterios de selecci\u00f3n de pacientes para el tratamiento suelen implicar la valoraci\u00f3n de la gravedad de los s\u00edntomas, el impacto en la calidad de vida y el descarte de causas reversibles (utilizando la regla mnemot\u00e9cnica DIAPPERS: delirium, infecci\u00f3n, uretritis atr\u00f3fica, f\u00e1rmacos [pharmaceuticals], factores psicol\u00f3gicos, producci\u00f3n excesiva de orina, movilidad restringida e impactaci\u00f3n fecal).<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>El tratamiento sigue un enfoque escalonado:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Los tratamientos de primera l\u00ednea incluyen terapias conductuales como el entrenamiento vesical, h\u00e1bitos de micci\u00f3n, modificaciones del estilo de vida, evitaci\u00f3n de irritantes vesicales (cafe\u00edna, alcohol), entrenamiento de la musculatura del suelo p\u00e9lvico y biofeedback.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Los tratamientos de segunda l\u00ednea comprenden la farmacoterapia con agentes antimuscar\u00ednicos (p. ej., oxibutinina, tolterodina, fesoterodina) o agonistas de los receptores beta-3 adren\u00e9rgicos (p. ej., mirabegr\u00f3n).<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Los tratamientos de tercera l\u00ednea para casos refractarios abarcan la estimulaci\u00f3n percut\u00e1nea del nervio tibial, las inyecciones intravesicales de onabotulinumtoxina A y la neuromodulaci\u00f3n sacra.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Los resultados esperados var\u00edan seg\u00fan la estrategia terap\u00e9utica; la terapia combinada (conductual y farmacol\u00f3gica) a menudo ofrece mejores resultados que la monoterapia. Un tratamiento exitoso puede mejorar significativamente la calidad de vida y reducir complicaciones como afecciones cut\u00e1neas, infecciones del tracto urinario y el aislamiento social.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":true,"gt-view-count":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Incontinencia de urgencia: causas y tratamientos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La incontinencia de urgencia provoca p\u00e9rdidas involuntarias de orina. 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