Preservation of renal function and prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections is the
ultimate goal of any method of neurogenic bladder management in spinal cord injury …

ABSTRACT Stover SL, Lloyd LK, Waites KB, Jackson AB: Urinary tract infection in spinal
cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 70: 47–54, 1989.• Loss of normal bladder function …

Various options exist for the management of the lower urinary tract in chronic spinal cord
injury. These options include chronic indwelling catheterization, urethral sphincterotomy …

One hundred eighteen patients consecutively admitted to a University Rehabilitation
Program entered a protocol study of urologic management. Bladder pressures were kept …

The characteristics of urinary tract complications in a series of 202 spinal cord injury patients
are described. Repeated urinary infection was the most usual problem. Upper urinary tract …

The outlook for patients following traumatic injury to the spinal cord has changed
dramatically in the past 70 years and this has been due in large degree to improvements in …

Purpose: To our knowledge risk factors for urinary tract infection associated with various
drainage methods in patients with spinal cord injury have never been evaluated overall in …

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is responsible for major morbidity and mortality in spinal cord
injury (SCI) patients. Several factors appear to be responsible for an increased risk of …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) produces profound alterations in lower urinary tract function.
Incontinence, elevated intravesical pressure, reflux, stones, and neurological obstruction …

We classified 204 patients with acute spinal cord injury into 1 of 5 groups according to the
initial form of urological management. Group A patients were placed on an intermittent …