Prediction of Bladder Outcomes after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Chiara PaveseMarc P SchneiderMartin SchubertArmin CurtGiorgio ScivolettoEnrico Finazzi-AgròUlrich MehnertDoris MaierRainer AbelFrank RöhrichNorbert WeidnerRüdiger RuppAlfons G KesselsLucas M BachmannThomas M KesslerPublished in: PLoS medicine (2016)
Our study provides two simple and reliable models to predict urinary continence and complete bladder emptying 1 y after traumatic SCI. Early prediction of bladder function might optimize counselling and patient-tailored rehabilitative interventions and improve patient stratification in future clinical trials.