Randomized Crossover-Controlled Evaluation of Simultaneous Bilateral Transcutaneous Electrostimulation of the Posterior Tibial Nerve During Urodynamic Studies in Patients With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Purpose: Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS) has proven to be a valuable treatment option for various lower urinary tract conditions, such as overactive bladder syndrome and neurogenic detrusor overactivity. The aim of this study was to investigate acute changes in urodynamic parameters due to bilateral TTNS.

Methods: Fifty-one patients (18-87 years; 61% female) with various lower urinary tract symptoms were enrolled in this study.

The comprehensive complication index is associated with a significant increase in complication severity between 30 and 90 days after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.

Objective: To assess the true cumulative morbidity after RC by implementing the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) over a 90-day period, since recent evidence suggests underreporting of the cumulative morbidity after radical cystectomy (RC) with inconsistent complication rates when reported with conventional reporting systems.

Patients And Methods: Medical records of 433 patients with bladder cancer who underwent RC were retrospectively reviewed over a 90-day period. Clinical variables were assessed and complications were graded by the Clavien-Dindo Classification (CDC).

Final results of the PräVAC trial: prevention of wound complications following inguinal lymph node dissection in patients with penile cancer using epidermal vacuum-assisted wound closure.

Purpose: Inguinal lymphadenectomy in penile cancer is associated with a high rate of wound complications. The aim of this trial was to prospectively analyze the effect of an epidermal vacuum wound dressing on lymphorrhea, complications and reintervention in patients with inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile cancer.

Patients And Methods: Prospective, multicenter, randomized, investigator-initiated study in two German university hospitals (2013-2017).

Sodium Bicarbonate Prevents Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Addition to Theophylline: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

In this study, we investigated whether hydration with sodium bicarbonate is superior to hydration with saline in addition to theophylline (both groups) in the prophylaxis of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). It was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study in a university hospital on 2 general intensive care units (63% of investigations) and normal wards.After approval of the local ethics committee and informed consent 152 patients with screening serum creatinine ≥1.