Open AccessAn American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) prospective multi-center research protocol: outcomes of urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after pelvic fracture urethral injury
Author(s) -
Rachel A. Moses,
J. Patrick Selph,
Bryan B. Voelzke,
Joshua Piotrowski,
Jairam R. Eswara,
Beth Erickson,
Shubham Gupta,
Roger Dmochowski,
Niels V. Johnsen,
Anand Shridharani,
Sarah D. Blaschko,
Sean P. Elliott,
Ira M. Schwartz,
Catherine R. Harris,
Kristy M. Borawski,
Bradley D. Figler,
E. Charles Osterberg,
Frank Burks,
William Bihrle,
Brandi Miller,
Richard A. Santucci,
Benjamin N. Breyer,
Brian J. Flynn,
Ty Higuchi,
Fernando J. Kim,
Joshua A. Broghammer,
Angela P. Presson,
Jeremy B. Myers
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
translational andrology and urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2223-4691
pISSN - 2223-4683
DOI - 10.21037/tau.2017.11.07
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , suprapubic cystostomy , cystostomy , pelvic fracture , trauma center , general surgery , urethra , retrospective cohort study , pelvis
Pelvic fracture urethral injuries (PFUI) occur in up to 10% of pelvic fractures. It remains controversial whether initial primary urethral realignment (PR) after PFUI decreases the incidence of urethral obstruction and the need for subsequent urethral procedures. We present methodology for a prospective cohort study analyzing the outcomes of PR versus suprapubic cystostomy tube (SPT) after PFUI.