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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

Urethral Injuries: Diagnostic and Management Strategies for Critical Care and Trauma Clinicians.

Anish B Patel, E Charles Osterberg, Praveen N Satarasinghe, Jessica L Wenzel, Sabah T Akbani, Saad L Sahi, Brent J Emigh, J Stuart Wolf, Carlos V R Brown

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
12.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anish B PatelDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
E Charles OsterbergDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9752-8914
Praveen N SatarasingheDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Jessica L WenzelDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Sabah T AkbaniDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Saad L SahiDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Brent J EmighDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
J Stuart WolfDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Carlos V R BrownDepartment of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Seton Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urologic trauma is a well-known cause of urethral injury with a range of management recommendations. Retrograde urethrogram remains the preferred initial diagnostic modality to evaluate a suspected urethral injury. The management thereafter varies based on mechanism of injury. Iatrogenic urethral injury is often caused by traumatic catheterization and is best managed by an attempted catheterization performed by an experienced clinician or suprapubic catheter to maximize urinary drainage. Penetrating trauma, most commonly associated with gunshot wounds, can cause either an anterior and/or posterior urethral injury and is best treated with early operative repair. Blunt trauma, most commonly associated with straddle injuries and pelvic fractures, can be treated with either early primary endoscopic realignment or delayed urethroplasty after suprapubic cystostomy. With any of the above injury patterns and treatment options, a well thought out and regimented follow-up with a urologist is of utmost importance for accurate assessment of outcomes and appropriate management of complications.

Indexed as

blunt urethral traumaiatrogenic urethral injurypenetrating urethral injuryurethral injuryurethral trauma

Identifiers

PMID36836030
PMCPMC9959137
OpenAlexW4320729720

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