Vesicoureteral Reflux Index: Predicting Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux Resolution in Children Diagnosed after Age 24 Months
Garcia-Roig M, Ridley DE, McCracken C, Arlen AM, Cooper CS, Kirsch AJ. Vesicoureteral Reflux Index: Predicting Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux Resolution in Children Diagnosed after Age 24 Months. Journal Of Urology 2016, 197: 1150-1157. PMID: 27939835, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResolution/improvementAge 24 monthsReflux indexIndex scoreReflux gradeUreteral abnormalitiesImprovement/resolutionVesicoureteral reflux gradeGrade of improvementHigh grade refluxPrimary vesicoureteral refluxMedian resolution timesProportional subdistribution hazards modelSubdistribution hazard modelVesicoureteral reflux resolutionGrade refluxDifferent time pointsSD ageLatest followupVesicoureteral refluxReflux resolutionVoiding cystourethrogramFemale genderInclusion criteriaDiagnosis increasesInter-rater reliability of distal ureteral diameter ratio compared to grade of VUR
Swanton A, Arlen A, Alexander S, Kieran K, Storm D, Cooper C. Inter-rater reliability of distal ureteral diameter ratio compared to grade of VUR. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2016, 13: 207.e1-207.e5. PMID: 28089295, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral diameter ratioDistal ureteral diameter ratioVesicoureteral refluxVUR gradeInter-rater reliabilityReflux gradePediatric urologistsGrade of VURGrading of VURLargest ureteral diameterHigh grade refluxImportant prognostic factorPrimary vesicoureteral refluxConfidence intervalsSignificant inter-rater variabilityGood inter-rater reliabilityPrognostic factorsClinical courseClinical outcomesPredictive factorsRenal unitsUreteral diameterInter-rater agreementSpontaneous resolutionBlinded fashion