Editorial Comment: Prediction Model for Neurogenic Bladder Recovery One Year After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

El Sammak S. et al. have aimed to build a prediction model for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) recovery 1 year after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). This prediction model may ultimately help us counsel our patients through the first year of rehabilitation and provide good arguments in favor of assisted bladder emptying options. Although this prediction model provides relevant information, one should emphasize the role of invasive urodynamics to assess the risk of upper urinary tract deterioration among patients with traumatic SCI, particularly for those with suprasacral lesions.

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  Sacral sensation, American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) impairment score, bowel function at baseline, voluntary sphincter contraction, anal sensation, S1 motor scores, and the number of days in the rehabilitation facility were identified as predictors of bladder recovery, with a discriminative capacity of 90.5%.
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  Patients aged 30-44 made up the majority of the population (26.5%).
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  Most patients (79.8%) were male, and the three most frequent traumatic etiologies were violence (11.7%), falls (28.4%), and car accidents (43.3%).