Bladder emptying method is the primary determinant of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injury: results from a prospective rehabilitation cohort study.

Collene E Anderson Jonviea D ChamberlainXavier JordanThomas M M KesslerEugenia LucaSandra MöhrJürgen PannekMartin SchubertMartin W G Brinkhofnull null

Published in: BJU international (2018)

Bladder emptying method was identified as the main risk factor for UTI in patients with SCI. As spontaneous voiders had the lowest UTI rate, further research is warranted to reduce voiding dysfunction, for instance using neuromodulation procedures.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
peritoneal dialysis
urinary tract
patient reported outcomes