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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Jan 22;12(3):158.e1–158.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.12.008

Table 3.

Bladder emptying and maintenance of bladder outcome initial management of bladder emptying

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Adjusted P-value
n 19 11 7

Initial management of bladder emptying*

CIC 4 (21.1%) 4 (36.4%) 2 (28.6%) 0.98
Anti-cholinergic 3 (15.8%) 5 (45.5%) 2 (28.6%) 0.75
Alpha-blocker 0 0 0 N/A
Surgery 2 (10.5%) 0 1 (14.3%) 0.98
Other 0 1 (9.1%) 0 0.91
None 12 (63.2%) 4 (36.4%) 1 (14.3%) 0.63

Most recent method of bladder emptying**

Voiding 7 (36.8%) 3 (27.3%) 2 (28.6%) 1.00
CIC 13 (68.4%)** 8 (72.7%) 5 (71.4%) 1.00
via urethra 9 (47.4%) 7 (63.6%) 3 (42.9%) 0.98
via continent cutaneous stoma 3 (15.8%) 1 (9.1%) 2 (28.6%) 0.98
route unknown 1 (15.3%) 0 0 1.00

Incidence of urologic procedures for maintenance of bladder outcome***

Number of patients with procedures 13 9 7
Vesicostomy 1 (5.3%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (14.3%) 1.00
Ureteral reimplant 7 (36.8%) 8 (72.7%) 2 (28.6%) 0.63
Bladder augmentation 5 (26.3%) 1 (9.1%) 4 (57.1%) 0.63
Continent catheterizable stoma 3 (15.8%) 1 (9.1%) 3 (42.9%) 0.75
Bladder outlet (sling, reconstruction, AUS) 6 (31.6%) 2 (18.2%) 3 (42.9%) 0.91

Recent assessment of upper urinary tract and level of renal function

Last reported renal ultrasound

No hydronephrosis 13 (68.4%) 5 (45.5%) 3 (42.8%) 0.90
Unilateral hydronephrosis 4 (21.1%) 4 (36.4%) 1 (14.3%) 0.98
Bilateral hydronephrosis 2 (10.5%) 1 (9.1%) 2 (28.6%) 0.91
Unknown 0 1 (9.1%) 1 (14.3%) 0.75

Last VCUG or RNC

No reflux 15 (78.9%) 8 (72.7%) 6 (85.7%) 1.00
Unilateral reflux 3 (15.8%) 0 1 (14.3%) 0.91
Bilateral reflux 0 3 (27.3%) 0 0.58
Unknown 1 (5.3%) 0 0 1.00
Reflux Grade (range) 1–2 1–5 2

Recent Serum creatinine (ng/dl)

Median 0.4 0.4 0.55 0.91
IQR 0.3–0.5 0.4–0.7 0.4–0.8 0.91
*

Patients may be managed by more than one treatment approach

**

One patient utilized voiding and CIC

***

Patients may have undergone more than one surgical procedure