The Outcomes of Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injuries Stratified by Urethral Injury Severity: A Prospective Multi-institutional Genitourinary Trauma Study (MiGUTS)

Kiarad Fendereski, Benjamin J. McCormick, Sorena Keihani, Judith C. Hagedorn, Bryan Voelzke, J. Patrick Selph, Bradley D. Figler, Niels V. Johnsen, Rodrigo Donalisio da Silva, Joshua A. Broghammer, Shubham Gupta, Brandi Miller, Frank N. Burks, Jairam R. Eswara, E. Charles Osterberg, Kenneth J. Carney, Brad A. Erickson, Matthew B. Gretzer, Paul H. Chung, Catherine R. HarrisGregory P. Murphy, Paul Rusilko, Katherine T. Anderson, Anand Shridharani, Cooper R. Benson, Amjad Alwaal, Sarah D. Blaschko, Benjamin N. Breyer, Maxim McKibben, Ian W. Schwartz, Jay Simhan, Alex J. Vanni, Rachel A. Moses, Jeremy B. Myers

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine patient outcomes across a range of pelvic fracture urethral injury (PFUI) severity. PFUI is a devastating consequence of a pelvic fracture. No study has stratified PFUI outcomes based on severity of the urethral distraction injury.

METHODS: Adult male patients with blunt-trauma-related PFUI were followed prospectively for a minimum of six months at 27 US medical centers from 2015-2020. Patients underwent retrograde cystourethroscopy and retrograde urethrography to determine injury severity and were categorized into three groups: (1) major urethral distraction, (2) minor urethral distraction, and (3) partial urethral injury. Major distraction vs minor distraction was determined by the ability to pass a cystoscope retrograde into the bladder. Simple statistics summarized differences between groups. Multi-variable analyses determined odds ratios for obstruction and urethroplasty controlling for urethral injury type, age, and Injury Severity Score.

RESULTS: There were 99 patients included, 72(72%) patients had major, 13(13%) had minor, and 14(14%) had partial urethral injuries. The rate of urethral obstruction differed in patients with major (95.8%), minor (84.6%), and partial injuries (50%) (P < 0.001). Urethroplasty was performed in 90% of major, 66.7% of minor, and 35.7% of partial injuries (P < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: In PFUI, a spectrum of severity exists that influences outcomes. While major and minor distraction injuries are associated with a higher risk of developing urethral obstruction and need for urethroplasty, up to 50% of partial PFUI will result in obstruction, and as such need to be closely followed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-202
Number of pages6
JournalUrology
Volume170
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Fractures, Bone/complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Trauma/complications
  • Pelvic Bones/injuries
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Urethra/surgery
  • Urethral Diseases/complications
  • Urethral Obstruction/complications

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