Research Article

Do Routine Preoperative and Intraoperative Urine Cultures Benefit Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Surgery?

Table 2

Association testing between patient groups and outcomes or characteristics.

Number of patients value

Positive preoperative UCx3
(i) Preoperatively symptomatic3
(ii) Preoperatively asymptomatic0

Postoperative complications1
(i) Positive preoperative UCx0
(ii) Negative preoperative UCx1
(i) Preoperatively symptomatic0
(ii) Preoperatively asymptomatic0
(i) No preoperative UCx obtained0
(ii) Preoperative UCx obtained1

UTI within 1 year of surgery14
(i) Positive preoperative UCx0
(ii) Negative preoperative UCx5
(i) Preoperatively symptomatic5
(ii) Preoperatively asymptomatic9
(i) No preoperative UCx obtained8
(ii) Preoperative UCx obtained5

History of MDR44
(i) Positive preoperative UCx3
(ii) Negative preoperative UCx18
(i) Preoperatively symptomatic7
(ii) Preoperatively asymptomatic20
(i) No preoperative UCx obtained23
(ii) Preoperative UCx obtained21