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Takeaways – Monitoring of Neurogenic Bladder in SCI Patients

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Health Maintenance Checklist
  1. Regularly review patient’s bladder care/program (at least annually)

  2. Annual creatinine to assess renal function

  3. Renal ultrasound to assess upper tracts every 1–2 years

  4. Urodynamics at baseline and when change in function (urinary tract infections, incontinence, difficulty catheterizing, autonomic dysreflexia, stones)

  5. Consider cystoscopy in patients with long-term indwelling catheters due to increased prevalence of bladder cancer
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Lista de verificación de mantenimiento de la salud

1. Revise periódicamente el programa / cuidado de la vejiga del paciente (al menos una vez al año)

2. Creatinina anual para evaluar la función renal

3. Ultrasonido renal para evaluar las vías superiores cada 1-2 años

4. Urodinamia al inicio y cuando hay cambio en la función (infecciones urinarias, incontinencia, dificultad para el cateterismo, disreflexia autonómica, cálculos)

5. Considere la cistoscopia en pacientes con catéteres permanentes a largo plazo debido a una mayor prevalencia de cáncer de vejiga.

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Episodic Care Considerations
  1. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is very common. To avoid overtreatment and antibiotic resistance, do not perform routine urinalysis and culture in those without symptoms.

  2. Symptoms of UTI may be atypical in people with SCI (autonomic dysreflexia, increased spasticity, change in frequency/incontinence, fever, abdominal discomfort, malaise).

  3. Presence of signs and symptoms of UTI with urine culture findings (leukocyturia and positive urine culture) is the gold standard for guiding management in symptomatic UTI.

Consideraciones de cuidado episódico

1. La bacteriuria asintomática es muy común. Para evitar el sobretratamiento y la resistencia a los antibióticos, no realice análisis de orina y cultivos de rutina en personas sin síntomas.

2. Los síntomas de ITU pueden ser atípicos en personas con LME (disreflexia autonómica, aumento de la espasticidad, cambio en la frecuencia / incontinencia, fiebre, molestias abdominales, malestar general).

3. La presencia de signos y síntomas de ITU con hallazgos de urocultivo (leucocituria y urocultivo positivo) es el estándar de oro para guiar el manejo en la ITU sintomática

 

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