David B Joseph1, Michelle A Baum2, Stacy T Tanaka3, Dominic C Frimberger4, Rosalia Misseri5, Rose Khavari6, Sharon Baillie7, Elizabeth B Yerkes8, Hadley Wood9. 1. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. 2. Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 3. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 4. Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. 5. Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Children's Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 6. Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. 7. Paraquad NSW, Newington, New South Wales, Australia. 8. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 9. Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The life expectancy for people with spina bifida has increased, thus resulting in greater need for guidelines in urologic care in order to protect normal renal function, to develop strategies for urinary continence, and to advance independence through adult years. METHODS: The English literature was assessed from 2002-2015; greater than 300 publications identified. Case reports and opinion pieces were eliminated leaving 100 for in depth review. Clinical questions were then established for each age group that allowed for focused assessment. RESULTS: There was no Level 1 evidence for any of the defined clinical questions. This resulted in group consensus for all questions throughout all age groups. Guidelines were provided for identifying a symptomatic urinary infection, the role of urodynamic bladder testing and identification of bladder hostility, determining methods of renal function assessment and surveillance, the initiation of continence control, and transitioning to self-care through the teen and adult years. CONCLUSION: Urologic guidelines continue to be based on clinical consensus due to the lack of high level evidence-based research. Further research is required in all aspects of urologic management. While not the "Standard of Care," these guidelines should be considered "Best Practice".
PURPOSE: The life expectancy for people with spina bifida has increased, thus resulting in greater need for guidelines in urologic care in order to protect normal renal function, to develop strategies for urinary continence, and to advance independence through adult years. METHODS: The English literature was assessed from 2002-2015; greater than 300 publications identified. Case reports and opinion pieces were eliminated leaving 100 for in depth review. Clinical questions were then established for each age group that allowed for focused assessment. RESULTS: There was no Level 1 evidence for any of the defined clinical questions. This resulted in group consensus for all questions throughout all age groups. Guidelines were provided for identifying a symptomatic urinary infection, the role of urodynamic bladder testing and identification of bladder hostility, determining methods of renal function assessment and surveillance, the initiation of continence control, and transitioning to self-care through the teen and adult years. CONCLUSION: Urologic guidelines continue to be based on clinical consensus due to the lack of high level evidence-based research. Further research is required in all aspects of urologic management. While not the "Standard of Care," these guidelines should be considered "Best Practice".
Authors: James T Rague; Jeremy D Lai; Peggy Murphy; Andrea Fawcett; Ryan Walton; Ilina Rosoklija; Diana K Bowen; Elizabeth B Yerkes; Earl Y Cheng; Kavita S Hodgkins; Jonathan C Routh; Tamara Isakova; David I Chu Journal: J Urol Date: 2022-01-20 Impact factor: 7.600