Marco Pennesi1, Ines L'erario, Laura Travan, Alessandro Ventura. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Child and Maternal Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy. pennesi@burlo.trieste.it
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recent guidelines on urinary tract infection (UTI) agree on reducing the number of invasive procedures. None of these has been validated by a long-term study. We describe our 11-years experience in the application of a diagnostic protocol that uses a reduced number of invasive procedures. METHODS: We reviewed retrospectively the records of 406 children aged between 1 and 36 months at their first UTI. All patients underwent renal ultrasound (RUS). Children with abnormal RUS and those with UTI recurrences underwent voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scans. RESULTS: RUS after the first UTI was pathological in 7.4% children; 4.4 % had a second UTI. We performed 48 VCUG: 14 patients (29%) had vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), 12 of which showed an abnormal RUS while 2 had recurrent UTI. After DMSA renal scan renal damage appeared in only 6 of them (12.5%); all these children showed grade IV VUR. CONCLUSIONS: The application of our guidelines leads to a decrease in invasive examinations without missing any useful diagnoses or compromising the child's health.
BACKGROUND: Recent guidelines on urinary tract infection (UTI) agree on reducing the number of invasive procedures. None of these has been validated by a long-term study. We describe our 11-years experience in the application of a diagnostic protocol that uses a reduced number of invasive procedures. METHODS: We reviewed retrospectively the records of 406 children aged between 1 and 36 months at their first UTI. All patients underwent renal ultrasound (RUS). Children with abnormal RUS and those with UTI recurrences underwent voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scans. RESULTS: RUS after the first UTI was pathological in 7.4% children; 4.4 % had a second UTI. We performed 48 VCUG: 14 patients (29%) had vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), 12 of which showed an abnormal RUS while 2 had recurrent UTI. After DMSA renal scan renal damage appeared in only 6 of them (12.5%); all these children showed grade IV VUR. CONCLUSIONS: The application of our guidelines leads to a decrease in invasive examinations without missing any useful diagnoses or compromising the child's health.
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