Urologic Procedures
You cannot learn to perform medical procedures by looking at pictures and reading through books. Practical training is indispensable - David Marcus
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Critical Urologic Skills and Procedures in the Emergency Department
Several urologic disorders can be evaluated as an outpatient consultation with an urologist; however, a subset of conditions, such as testicular torsion, priapism, and paraphimosis, require immediate identification and expedited intervention and proficiency in the execution of urologic procedures to avoid complications and functional impairment. Early recognition of procedural complications to improve outcomes in these urologic conditions is of utmost importance.
Articles of Interest
Making it Rain: Urology Procedures in the ED
You cannot learn to perform medical procedures by looking at pictures and reading through books. Practical training is indispensable. This slideset is intended only as review for those who have already had some experience with urologic emergencies.
Retrograde Urethrogram
Pelvic fractures are pretty common, particularly if you work in a trauma centre. From a trauma resuscitation perspective, we’re usually most concerned with whether a pelvic injury is unstable with disruption of the pelvic ring, and if there is active arterial bleeding. When our patients are haemodynamically behaving themselves, and don’t have active bleeding we can take a breath and relax and think about, amongst other things, getting a urinary catheter in the patient…and that’s when we should be thinking about a retrograde urethrogram (RUG).
Spectrum of urological emergencies and surgical interventions in a single tertiary health center
Emergency urologic conditions are relatively common, albeit rarely life threatening, there is often a need for prompt and expedient management in order to avert severe or permanent morbidities.
