Incidence of Urinary Tract Infection after Urodynamic Studies / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To assess the incidence of urinary tract infection after urodynamic studies for spinal cord injury patients. Methods 86 patients with spinal cord injury were underwent urodynamic studies,all paients were undertaken uronoscopy and urine culture before and after urodynamic studies. Group A applied no special treatment after urodynamic studies, group B applied preventive antibiotic treatment. Results The incidence rate of urinary tract infection after urodynamic studies in group A was 8.81%, 7.32 % in group B. There was no significant difference between two groups. Conclusion Urodynamic studies are safe, well-tolerated procedures, need not use prophylactic antibiotic after urodynamic studies.