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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2023; 11(1): 57-64
Published online Jan 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i1.57
Rehabilitation care of patients with neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury: A literature review
Lei Xiang, Han Li, Qi-Qi Xie, Ching Sin Siau, Zhi Xie, Meng-Ting Zhu, Bo Zhou, Zhi-Peng Li, Shuai-Bin Wang
Lei Xiang, Ching Sin Siau, Centre for Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
Lei Xiang, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
Han Li, Qi-Qi Xie, Meng-Ting Zhu, Bo Zhou, Zhi-Peng Li, School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
Zhi Xie, College of Biology & Pharmacy, Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, Hubei Province, China
Shuai-Bin Wang, Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Xiang L conceptualization; Li H, Xie QQ and Siau CS writing of the original draft; Xie Z, Zhu MT, Zhou B and Li ZP formal analysis; Wang SB reviewing and editing; All authors participated in drafting the manuscript and all have read, contributed to, and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Shuai-Bin Wang, Doctor, MM, Surgical Oncologist, Teacher, Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, No. 109 Xueyuan West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou 325027, Zhejiang Province, China. wangshuaibin803@163.com
Received: September 16, 2022
Peer-review started: September 16, 2022
First decision: November 14, 2022
Revised: November 15, 2022
Accepted: December 15, 2022
Article in press: December 15, 2022
Published online: January 6, 2023
Abstract

This article reviews the research progress of rehabilitation treatment and nursing care of patients with neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury, in order to provide reference for the rehabilitation treatment and nursing care of patients. We reviewed recent medical literature on patients with neurogenic bladder, focusing on neurogenic bladder caused by spinal cord injury. We analyzed 30 recent of publications in patients with neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury, in addition to reviewing and evaluating the commonly used rehabilitation nursing methods for neurogenic bladder. Psychological counseling is a vital aspect which cannot be neglected in the process of neurogenic bladder rehabilitation. Hitherto, the commonly used drug and surgical treatments may have negatively impacted the mental health of patients in varying degrees. However, in clinical practice, applying intermittent catheterization in patients who have neurogenic bladder with spinal cord injury may help improve patients’ life quality, mitigate psychological burden, and reduce negative emotions.

Keywords: Neurogenic bladder, Anxiety, Psychological burden, Spinal cord injury, Nursing

Core Tip: Existing treatments for neurogenic bladder mainly include surgery and drugs, but they all damage the patient's mental health to varying degrees. Intermittent catheterization not only helps to maintain bladder compliance, protect kidney function, and speed up recovery, but also helps to improve the patient's ability to live and reduce psychological burden and negative emotions.