Integrating Patient Preferences with Guideline-Based Care in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury

Urol Clin North Am. 2024 May;51(2):277-284. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2024.02.002. Epub 2024 Mar 7.ABSTRACTIndividual and social factors are important for clinical decision-making in patients with neurogenic bladder secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI). These factors include the availability of caregivers, social infrastructure, and personal preferences, which all can drive bladder management decisions. These elements can be overlooked in clinical decision-making; therefore, there is a need to elicit and prioritize patient preferences and values into neurogenic bladder care to facilitate personalized bladder management choices. For the purposes of this article, we review the role of guideline-based care and shared decision-making in the SCI population with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.PMID:38609199 | DOI:10.1016/j.ucl.2024.02.002
Source: The Urologic Clinics of North America - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research