Preoperative prediction of postoperative urinary retention in lumbar surgery: a comparison of regression to multilayer neural network.

Journal: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common complication after spine surgery and is associated with prolongation of hospital stay, increased hospital cost, increased rate of urinary tract infection, bladder overdistention, and autonomic dysregulation. POUR incidence following spine surgery ranges between 5.6% and 38%; no reliable prediction tool to identify those at higher risk is available, and that constitutes an important gap in the literature. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a preoperative risk model to predict the occurrence of POUR following routine elective spine surgery.

Authors

  • Ken Porche
    1Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery.
  • Carolina B Maciel
    2Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and.
  • Brandon Lucke-Wold
    1Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery.
  • Steven A Robicsek
    3Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
  • Nohra Chalouhi
    1Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery.
  • Meghan Brennan
    3Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
  • Katharina M Busl
    2Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and.