Table 3.
Bladder emptying and maintenance of bladder outcome initial management of bladder emptying
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Adjusted P-value | |
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| n | 19 | 11 | 7 | |
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| Initial management of bladder emptying* | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Most recent method of bladder emptying** | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Incidence of urologic procedures for maintenance of bladder outcome*** | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Recent assessment of upper urinary tract and level of renal function | ||||
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| Last reported renal ultrasound | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Last VCUG or RNC | ||||
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| 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 | |
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| Recent Serum creatinine (ng/dl) | ||||
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| 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