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Abstract
Study design: Retrospective cross-sectional survey of Korean patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) within 6 months post-injury.
Objectives: To evaluate urodynamic parameters and identify unfavorable urodynamic findings in patients with neurogenic bladder due to SCI during the acute to subacute stages of the disease based on the post-injury time interval.
Setting: National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea.
Methods: Data from urodynamic tests performed on individuals with SCI within 6 months post-injury were collected. Based on the time interval from injury to testing, the recruited patients were divided into three groups: 0-90 days, 91-135 days, and 136-180 days. Based on these groups, urodynamic test parameters and incidence of high-risk findings (high detrusor pressure exceeding 40 cmH2O during the filling phase, low compliance of the bladder, and detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia [DSD]) and unfavorable urodynamic findings (detrusor overactivity [DO], underactive or acontractile bladder) were compared.
Results: Analysis of urodynamic study (UDS) findings in 191 individuals with acute to subacute SCI, revealed that unfavorable urodynamic findings were observed within 3 months after injury in both complete and incomplete SCI. The UDS test results and incidence of unfavorable outcomes based on the interval between injury and examination showed no significant statistical differences over time.
Conclusions: The urodynamics of individuals with SCI suggest that high-risk or unfavorable urodynamic results are common in the acute to subacute stages of SCI.
期刊介绍:
Spinal Cord is a specialised, international journal that has been publishing spinal cord related manuscripts since 1963. It appears monthly, online and in print, and accepts contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology, management of injury and disease, and the quality of life and life circumstances of people with a spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord is multi-disciplinary and publishes contributions across the entire spectrum of research ranging from basic science to applied clinical research. It focuses on high quality original research, systematic reviews and narrative reviews.
Spinal Cord''s sister journal Spinal Cord Series and Cases: Clinical Management in Spinal Cord Disorders publishes high quality case reports, small case series, pilot and retrospective studies perspectives, Pulse survey articles, Point-couterpoint articles, correspondences and book reviews. It specialises in material that addresses all aspects of life for persons with spinal cord injuries or disorders. For more information, please see the aims and scope of Spinal Cord Series and Cases.