The Impact of Social Deprivation on Anterior Urethral Stricture Recurrence After Urethroplasty: A Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Several factors influence recurrence after urethral stricture repair. The impact of socioeconomic factors on stricture recurrence after urethroplasty is poorly understood. This study aims to assess the impact that social deprivation, an area-level measure of disadvantage, has on urethral stricture recurrence after urethroplasty.

Materials and methods

We performed a retrospective review of patients undergoing urethral reconstruction by surgeons participating in a collaborative research group. Home zip code was used to calculate Social Deprivation Indices (SDIs, 0-100), which quantify the level of disadvantage across several sociodemographic domains collected in the American Community Survey. Patients without zip code data were excluded from the analysis. The Cox propo

SUBMITTER: Patel HV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature