Open AccessBladder management methods and urological complications in spinal cord injury patients
Author(s) -
Roop Singh,
Rajesh Rohilla,
Kapil Sangwan,
Ramchander Siwach,
Narender Kumar Magu,
Sukhbir Singh Sangwan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.77134
Subject(s) - medicine , suprapubic cystostomy , cystostomy , spinal cord injury , incidence (geometry) , urinary system , surgery , dyssynergia , urethra , bacteriuria , urethritis , urinary retention , urinary catheterization , urology , spinal cord , physics , optics , psychiatry
The optimal bladder management method should preserve renal function and minimize the risk of urinary tract complications. The present study is conducted to assess the overall incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) and other urological complications in spinal cord injury patients (SCI), and to compare the incidence of these complications with different bladder management subgroups.