Renal Outcomes in Children with Operated Spina Bifida in Uganda

Table 1

Patient characteristics.


	Male (total 36)	Female (total 29)
	n ()	n ()

Mean age at assessment (months)	141	146
Current motor level
L2 and above	5 (14)	2 (7)
L3-L4	15 (42)	16 (55)
L5 and below	16 (44)	11 (38)
Mobility
Able to walk (with or without aids)	20 (56)	15 (52)
Unable to walk	16 (44)	14 (48)
Detrusor leak point pressure (available for 55 children)
Greater than 30cm H₂O	5 (14)	5 (17)
Greater than 40cm H₂O	3 (8)	1 (3)
Currently performing CIC
Yes	7 (19)	10 (35)
No	29 (81)	19 (66)
Continence
Always dry or mostly dry	3 (8)	8 (28)
Always wet or mostly wet	33 (92)	21 (72)
Previous symptomatic culture positive urinary tract infection
None documented	17 (47)	12 (41)
At least one	19 (53)	17 (59)
Hypertension (based on height 50th centile)
Yes	15 (42)	10 (35)
No	21 (58)	19 (66)
Renal scarring on ultrasound scan
Normal size, shape and echogenicity of both kidneys	15 (42)	8 (28)
Echogenic grade 1 (at least one kidney)	12 (33)	10 (35)
Echogenic grade 2 (at least one kidney)	9 (25)	9 (31)
Echogenic grade 3 (at least one kidney)	0 (0)	2 (7)
Discrepancy in kidney size on ultrasound scan
Less than 1cm	21 (58)	16 (55)
Greater than 1cm	15 (42)	13 (45)
Hydronephrosis on ultrasound scan
Yes	5 (14)	5 (17)
No	31 (86)	24 (83)