Table 2.
Different voiding parameters assessed in various studies and their values
| Author | Study population | Voiding parameters assessed and their observed values (cm H2O) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hjalmas et al[4 5] | 1 – 3 years | Maximum voiding pressure | 70cm H2O | |||
| Yeung et al[6] | Infants; mean age 6 months; after upper tract surgery | Maximum voiding pressure | 117 | |||
| Bachelard et al[3] | Asymptomatic infants - siblings of children with vesicoureteral reflux; mean age 1 month; VUR present in 25% | Maximum voiding pressure | 127 (range – 84 – 211) | |||
| Bachelard et al[8] | Infants, diagnosis of UTI 11 days to 46 days ago | Peak voiding pressure | 122 +/- 45 | |||
| Taskinen et al[7] | Infants with PUV – preoperative | Maximum voiding pressure | 112 (40 – 331) | |||
| Infants with history of febrile UTI – control group | Maximum voiding pressure | 91 (48 – 191) | ||||
| 1 year after fulguration | Maximum voiding pressure | 100 (60 – 193) | ||||
| Wen et al[9] | Boys (3 days– 12 years) – no neurological or lower urinary tract pathology | Maximum voiding pressure | 73.9 (16.6) | Detrusor pressure during voiding | 66.1 (13.1) | |
| Wen et al[10] | Infants (mean age 6 months) – history of renal dilatation or episodes of UTI | Maximum voiding detrusor pressure with pelvic floor activity | 110+/-44 | Maximum voiding detrusor pressure without pelvic floor activity | 71+/-19 | |
| Ichino[11] | Children <3 years with congenital renal abnormalities or history of UTI | 4Fr Catheter | PdetMax | 102.0+/-22.5 | True maximum voiding detrusor pressure (T-Pdetmax) | 86.9+/-30.3 |
| 7.7Fr Catheter | 94.7+/-25.6 | 89.0+/-31.7 | ||||
| Guha Vaze[14] | 11 months – 15 years age, follow up patients of PUV | Pdet Max | 70+/- 38 | Pdet Qmax | 48+/-20 | |
| Present study | 6 months to 16 years; patients with LUTS, VUR or follow up patients of PUV | PdetMax | 62.1+/-32 | Pdet Qmax | 44+/-19.7 | |
| <3 years | 81+/-32 | |||||
| >=3 years | 55+/-30 | |||||