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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Oct 8;13(3):257–262. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.08.025

Study Summary

Characteristic
No. of VCUG reports analyzed 602
Gender of participants
 Male 49 (8.1%)
 Female 553 (91.9%)
Median age in months at VCUG [IQR] 11 [5,30]
VCUG read by1
 Pediatric radiologist 459 (76.2%)
 Non-pediatric radiologist 134 (22.3%)
VCUG performed at2,3
 FSPH 297 (49.3%)
 PHWH 184 (30.6%)
 NPF 87 (14.5%)
 ORF 33 (5.5%)
Overall frequency of item being reported (8 items selected from 23 total)
 Indication from procedure 557 (93)
 Presence of VUR 601 (99)
 Grade of VUR 585 (97)
 Cyclic study 95 (16)
 Complete bladder emptying 429 (71)
 Bladder appearance 517 (86)
 Urethra appearance 447 (74)
 Delayed images assessing upper tracts 151 (25)
1

Nine reports lacked information to identify the radiologist

2

FSPH – Free-standing pediatric hospital; PHWH – pediatric ‘hospital within a hospital’; NPH – non-pediatric hospital; ORF – outpatient radiology facility

3

One facility type was unknown