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Both IUC and CIC management was associated with a significant increase in hospital stay of 10.7 days (95% CI [5.3, 16.1], P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) for those with a cervical injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These results provide valuable information about existing care patterns that can guide future quality improvement initiatives to enhance bladder management early after SCI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1038\/s41394-026-00730-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,5]],"date-time":"2026-03-05T16:18:56Z","timestamp":1772727536000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bladder management for adults with spinal cord injury in the acute hospital setting: A retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.1038","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Emily","family":"Hon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2144-5503","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mengdong","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0482-8609","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stephen","family":"Hampton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8137-2900","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kimberly","family":"Waddell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"730_CR1","volume-title":"Facts and Figures at a Glance","author":"Center NSCIS","year":"2021","unstructured":"Center NSCIS Facts and Figures at a Glance. 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