Impact of treatment delays on outcome of acute testicular torsion: a 15-year retrospective study.

Antoine SteemanWilliam NgatchouAhmed Sabri RamadanKim EntezariPatricia KirkoveChristian MélotPierre MolsMagali BartiauxPierre Youatou Towo

Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2021)

Prehospital time was a determining factor in orchiectomy. For each extra hour of prehospital delay, the risk of orchiectomy increased by 4%. The rate of orchiectomy was higher among patients who first consulted a GP.

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cardiac arrest
trauma patients
liver failure
emergency medical
blood pressure
respiratory failure
drug induced
combination therapy
smoking cessation