Authors: Dor Golomb, Yaron Ehrlich, David Lifshitz, Nir Stav, Noam Halfon, Amos Porat, Hanan Goldberg

Publication date: 2021/6/9

Journal: Journal of Clinical Urology

Pages: 20514158211023012

Publisher: SAGE Publications

:Description

• Objective
  This study aimed to describe the effects of the various climate parameters on emergency room (ER) visits due to acute urinary retention (AUR).
• Patients and methods
  This was a single-center retrospective analysis of the ER data of visits due to AUR in males and females between 2010 and 2017. We incorporated ER registries with data from the national meteorological service. Using multivariable logistic regression analyses, we assessed associations between climate parameters and the incidence of AUR.
• Results
  A total of 1917 patients were admitted to the ER due to AUR during the study period, of whom 1706 (89%) were males and211 (11%) were females. Most AURs occurred in patients >70 years of age, with males on average being older than women (72.8 vs. 70.1 years old, p=0.01). Multivariable logistic regression analyses demonstrated that females had more AURs than men (odds ratio (OR)=1.3 …