Table 7 Bladder management methods and urinary complications among chronic phase SCI patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.
From: Research on complications and bladder management of the chronic phase spinal cord injury in China
Variable | Total (N = 723) | Normal vioding (N = 93) | Indwelling catheter (N = 245) | Intermittent catheterization (N = 308) | Credé maneuver (N = 62) | Other methods (N = 15) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urinary complications | 493 (68.19) | 49 (52.69) | 191 (77.96) | 214 (69.48) | 32 (51.61) | 7 (46.67) | < 0.0011 |
UTI | 462 (63.90) | 43 (46.24) | 179 (73.06) | 204 (66.23) | 30 (48.39) | 6 (40.00) | < 0.0011 |
Bladder stones | 88 (12.17) | 13 (13.98) | 43 (17.55) | 25 (8.12) | 6 (9.68) | 1 (6.67) | 0.0161 |
Bladder contracture | 21 (2.90) | 5 (5.38) | 4 (1.63) | 11 (3.57) | 1 (1.61) | 0 (0.00) | 0.3572 |
Hydronephrosis | 93 (12.86) | 13 (13.98) | 38 (15.51) | 35 (11.36) | 5 (8.06) | 2 (13.33) | 0.4731 |
Ureteral reflux | 32 (4.43) | 2 (2.15) | 11 (4.49) | 16 (5.19) | 2 (3.23) | 1 (6.67) | 0.6712 |
Renal insufficient | 34 (4.70) | 5 (5.38) | 18 (7.35) | 7 (2.27) | 3 (4.84) | 1 (6.67) | 0.0472 |
