BACKGROUND: Few patients with priapism require inpatient management unless they are refractory to intracavernosal therapy. Their risk factors and outcomes are poorly characterized. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1998-2006). Priapism patients were identified and analyzed over time by age, race, sickle-cell disease diagnosis, drug abuse, and penile operations. RESULTS: A total of 4,237 hospitalizations for priapism were identified (30% white, 61.1% black, and 6.3% Hispanics). There was an increasing incidence of priapism over time, concentrated in the middle-age group. There were 1,776 patients (41.9%) with diagnoses of sickle-cell disease, with decreasing proportions over time. Drug abuse was reported in 7.9%. CONCLUSIONS: Inpatient diagnoses of priapism are increasing over time with relatively constant numbers of sickle-cell disease patients, suggesting rising nonhematologic causes of priapism. One theory is that increasing use of aggressive therapies for erectile dysfunction might play a role, especially when combined with drug abuse.
BACKGROUND: Few patients with priapism require inpatient management unless they are refractory to intracavernosal therapy. Their risk factors and outcomes are poorly characterized. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1998-2006). Priapismpatients were identified and analyzed over time by age, race, sickle-cell disease diagnosis, drug abuse, and penile operations. RESULTS: A total of 4,237 hospitalizations for priapism were identified (30% white, 61.1% black, and 6.3% Hispanics). There was an increasing incidence of priapism over time, concentrated in the middle-age group. There were 1,776 patients (41.9%) with diagnoses of sickle-cell disease, with decreasing proportions over time. Drug abuse was reported in 7.9%. CONCLUSIONS: Inpatient diagnoses of priapism are increasing over time with relatively constant numbers of sickle-cell disease patients, suggesting rising nonhematologic causes of priapism. One theory is that increasing use of aggressive therapies for erectile dysfunction might play a role, especially when combined with drug abuse.
Authors: Hanson Zhao; Carl Berdahl; Catherine Bresee; Ariel Moradzadeh; Justin Houman; Howard Kim; Karyn Eilber; Joshua Pevnick; Jennifer T Anger Journal: J Sex Med Date: 2019-09-06 Impact factor: 3.802
Authors: Tavs A Abere; Chiagozie J Okoye; Freddy O Agoreyo; Gerald I Eze; Rose I Jesuorobo; Clement O Egharevba; Pauline O Aimator Journal: BMC Complement Altern Med Date: 2015-11-23 Impact factor: 3.659