Research Article

Evaluation of Functional Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children: Are the Physicians Complying with the Current Guidelines?

Table 1

Comparison of the parameters between urology and paediatric nephrology departments.

ParametersUrologyP. nephrologyP value

Available equipments:
 Uroflowmetry56 (96.5)25 (71.4)0.001*
 Invasive urodynamics47 (81.0)14 (40.0)0.001*
 EMG28 (50.0)12 (34.2)0.1*
 Videourodynamics26 (44.8)18 (51.4)0.3*
Routine use of questionnaire 7 (12.0)9 (25.7)>0.13°
Routine use of bladder diary24 (41.3)12 (34.2)>0.56°
Routine application of urotherapy16 (27.5)7 (20.0)<0.34°
Time spent during first visit (min)
 <10′41 (70.7)16 (45.7)<0.02°
 >10′17 (29.3)19 (54.3)

Kruskall Wallis test.
°Multiple logistic regression analyses.