Open AccessKidney Function Surveillance in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
David I. Chu,
Tiebin Liu,
Priya Patel,
Jonathan C. Routh,
Lijing Ouyang,
Michelle A. Baum,
Earl Y. Cheng,
Elizabeth B. Yerkes,
Tamara Isakova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1097/ju.0000000000001010
Subject(s) - spina bifida , medicine , kidney disease , renal function , retrospective cohort study , cohort , logistic regression , cohort study , pediatrics , surgery
Chronic kidney disease affects 25% to 50% of patients with spina bifida. Guidelines recommend kidney function surveillance in these patients but practice patterns are unknown. Variations in kidney function surveillance were assessed in patients with spina bifida based on the hypothesis that the treating clinic and spina bifida type would be associated with kidney function surveillance.