Urological Surveillance and Medical Complications after Spinal Cord Injury in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the national patterns of urologic follow up after spinal cord injury (SCI) and the occurrence and predictors of urological complications.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study used a 5% sample of Medicare data 2007-2010. The minimum adequate urologic surveillance was defined as a urologist visit, serum creatinine evaluation, and upper urinary tract imaging study within the 2-year period. Patients were classified to their most severe complication in a multivariate linear regression model.

Results

Among the 7162 patients with SCI, the majority were functionally paraplegic (82.4%) and Caucasian (80.9%). Among them, 4.9% received no screening studies over the 2-year period; 70.5% received some, but not all screening; and 24.6% receive

SUBMITTER: Cameron AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4979001 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature