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ArticleCurrent treatment options in pediatrics2016

Contemporary Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux.

Derrick L Johnston, Aslam H Qureshi, Rhys W Irvine, Dana W Giel, David S Hains

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Article in Current treatment options in pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Types of Parenchymal Changes Diagnosed on DMSA Scans of Kidneys Affected by Different Grades of Vesicoureteral Reflux.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Derrick L JohnstonDivision of Pediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Aslam H QureshiDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Rhys W IrvineDivision of Pediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Dana W GielDivision of Pediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
David S HainsDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

The interface between critical acid-base mediators and the renal bacterial defenseR01DK106286 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI HAINS, DAVID SULLIVAN, SCHWADERER, ANDREW LAWRENCE · 2015 to 2018
$1.6M
Genetic Variations and Development of Vesicoureteral Reflux and SequelaeRC4DK090937 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI HAINS, DAVID SULLIVAN, SCHWADERER, ANDREW LAWRENCE · 2010 to 2010
$1.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK106286NIDDK NIH HHS RC4 DK090937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The past 30 years have seen broad changes in the diagnosis and management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Recently, a clinical debate has generated an open discussion in academic circles. New evidence has shifted treatment patterns away from widespread surgical management and recently brought into question some pharmacologic treatments. VUR is usually not hazardous by itself but is a significant risk factor for urinary tract infection (UTI) and less commonly, renal scarring and insufficiency. Given the costs and morbidity of UTI as well as the potential for significant renal injury, our approach remains conservative. Careful follow-up, parental education about pathophysiology and management of VUR and UTI, and management of bowel and bladder dysfunction (BBD) when present, are the foundation of treatment. Additionally, though we recognize the limitation of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP), we believe the benefits outweigh the risks and costs for many patients. Careful observation can be considered in patients with a single medical home, parental understanding of what UTI signs and symptoms are, low grade VUR, no history of complicated UTIs and close follow-up. Surgical management remains a relevant option for select patients who fail conservative measures with breakthrough UTIs or failure to resolve. Minimally invasive surgical options are available with acceptable outcomes though open ureteroneocystostomy still carries the highest success rate.

Indexed as

Behavioral modificationBowel and bladder dysfunctionContinuous antibiotic prophylaxisSurgeryUrinary tract infectionsVesicoureteral reflux

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PMID27570729
PMCPMC4996282
OpenAlexW2310133940

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