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- Title
Identifying predictive factors for bowel control in patients with spina bifida and spinal cord injuries.
- Authors
Domínguez-Muñoz, Alfredo; De La Torre, Luis; Santos-Jasso, Karla; Schneider, Lauren; Merritt, Anne; Wickham, Maura; Ketzer, Jill; Rodriguez, Victor; Peña, Alberto; Bischoff, Andrea
- Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to assess our bowel management program (BMP) and identify predictive factors for bowel control in patients with Spina Bifida (SB) and Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). Additionally, in patients with SB, we examined the impact of fetal repair (FRG) on bowel control. Methods: We included all patients with SB and SCI seen in the Multidisciplinary Spinal Defects Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado from 2020 to 2023. Results: 336 patients included. Fecal incontinence was present in 70% and bowel control in 30%. All patients with urinary control also had bowel control. Fecal incontinence prevalence was higher in patients with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt (84%), urinary incontinence (82%), and wheelchair users (79%) compared to those who did not need a VP shunt (56%), had urinary continence (0%) and non-wheelchair users (52%), respectively (p = < 0.001 in all three scenarios). After completing BMP, 90% remained clean for stool. There was no statistical significance when comparing bowel control in FRG with non-fetal repair group. Conclusions: Urinary continence predicts bowel control in patients with SB and SCI. Risk factors for fecal incontinence were the need for a VP shunt, urinary incontinence, and wheelchair usage. We did not find any positive impact of fetal repair on bowel and urinary control.
- Subjects
GERMANY; SPINAL cord injuries; SPINA bifida; PEDIATRIC clinics; FECAL incontinence; CHILDREN'S hospitals
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2023, Vol 39, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00383-023-05509-8