Table-2.
Characteristics of the surgical repair cohort
| N=67 | |
|---|---|
| Time to initial repair, median (IQR), hours | 5.4 (1.7–22.7) |
| Reason for initial repair, n (%) | |
| Severity of injury/bladder neck injury | 27 (40) |
| Injury found during laparotomy | 26 (39) |
| Concern for pelvic hardware contamination | 19 (28) |
| Concomitant gastrointestinal or vaginal injury | 11 (16) |
| Hematuria or blood clots obstructing urine drainage | 8 (12) |
| Type of physician performing the initial repair, n (%) | |
| Urologist | 48 (72) |
| Acute care surgeon/general surgeon | 16 (24) |
| Not recorded | 3 (4) |
| Follow-up imaging modality, n (%) | |
| Fluoroscopic cystogram | 33 (65) |
| CT cystogram | 18 (35) |
| Persistent urinary extravasation, n (%) | 9 (13) |
| Management of persistent extravasation, n (%) | |
| Additional bladder repair(s) | 2 (22) |
| Continued Foley drainage | 3 (33) |
| Suprapubic tube/percutaneous nephrostomy | 4 (45) |
| Patients with urologic complications, n (%) | 11 (16) |
| Clavien-Dindo I | 2 |
| Clavien-Dindo IIIa | 4 |
| Clavien-Dindo IIIb | 5 |
| Patients with orthopedic complications, n (%) | 5 (7) |
| Clavien-Dindo IIIb | 5 |