2024
Results of a study examining the use of onabotulinumtoxinA in pediatric patients with overactive bladder
Hoebeke P, Hittelman A, Jenkins B, Geib T, Titanji W, Bogaert G. Results of a study examining the use of onabotulinumtoxinA in pediatric patients with overactive bladder. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2024, 20: 600.e1-600.e8. PMID: 38906707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent adverse eventsOveractive bladderPediatric patientsUrinary retentionUI episodesPrimary endpointTreatment of overactive bladderResponse rateUrinary incontinence (UIFrequency of UI episodesMultiple-dose studyNumerically greater reductionsLack of approved treatmentsTreatment cycles 1Urinary tract infectionBaseline to weekTreat overactive bladderTreatment response ratesTreatment cycle 2Dose armAnticholinergic therapyDouble-blindPlacebo armOnabotulinumtoxinA injectionsTract infections
2020
Ureteric Duplications and Ureterocoeles
Kisa P, Joseph V, Sloan K, Hittelman A. Ureteric Duplications and Ureterocoeles. 2020, 925-932. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41724-6_90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionEctopic ureteral insertionRenal functionSymptomatic patientsTract infectionsVesicoureteric refluxUreteric duplicationUreteral obstructionUrinary tractTreatment aimUreteral insertionPostmortem examinationCommon anomalyInfection rateInfectionIncontinenceHydronephrosisPatientsUreterBladderObstructionRefluxPathologyRepresent oneTractAntireflux Surgery at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Hospitals.
Johnson EK, Chalmers DJ, Nelson CP, Li I, Iwaniuk M, Grant C, Byrd C, Rangel SJ, Saito JM, Barnhart DC, Hall BL, Vemulakonda VM, Groth TW, Ellison JS, Janzen NK, Hittelman AB, DiCarlo HN, Merguerian PA, Tanaka ST, Prasad MM. Antireflux Surgery at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Hospitals. Journal Of Urology 2020, 205: 1189-1198. PMID: 33207139, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000001439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department visitsProcedure-specific variablesAntireflux surgeryEndoscopic injectionDepartment visitsUnplanned proceduresNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric dataNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricStandardized perioperative pathwayHalf of patientsShort-term complicationsUrinary tract infectionShort-term outcomesContemporary practice patternsHigher reflux gradePerioperative pathwayPostoperative occurrenceReflux gradeTract infectionsAntireflux procedureUrine culturePractice patternsProcedure distributionPatientsHospital
2019
Knowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines
Advani S, Gao C, Datta R, Sann L, Smith C, Leapman MS, Hittelman A, Sabetta J, Dembry LM, Martinello RA, Juthani-Mehta M. Knowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz305. PMID: 31375836, PMCID: PMC6677670, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsClostridioides difficile infectionUrine cultureChart reviewPractice patternsInitiation of antimicrobialsUrine culture ordersPositive urine cultureInfectious Diseases SocietyUrinary tract infectionAcademic health care systemAbsence of symptomsDrug adverse eventsAssessment of adherencePractices of physiciansHealth care systemOdor of urineIDSA guidelinesCatheterized patientsAdverse eventsDiseases SocietyTract infectionsDifficile infectionUrinary catheterResponse rate