Urinary system complications and long-term treatment compliance in chronic traumatic spinal cord injury patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction

This study examines urinary complications and how well people stick to long-term treatment plans after a spinal cord injury. The research looks at patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, which is a bladder problem caused by nerve damage from the spinal cord injury. The study found that regular follow-up and consistent treatment, like using catheters and taking medication, are important for managing bladder issues and preventing complications in these patients.

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  Compliance with clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) was 79.8%, while compliance with anticholinergic treatment was 58.2%.
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  Patients who continued anticholinergic treatment showed a statistically significant increase in bladder capacity and a decrease in detrusor pressures.
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  18% of patients had urinary calculus, and 47.2% had infections more than once a year, requiring antibiotics.