Publications by authors named "C A Davis-Dao"
Background: Patients with neurogenic bladder are at risk of developing renal deterioration secondary to increased intravesical pressures. To date, urodynamics is the gold standard test to properly assess bladder dynamics. Home bladder manometry is a low-cost and simple method to evaluate bladder pressures and volumes during clean intermittent catheterization (CIC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We aim to estimate the odds of UTI-related hospital care in spina bifida (SB) patients aged 18 to 25 years as compared with patients with SB in adolescence (11-17 years) or adulthood (26-35 years). We hypothesize that patients with SB in the typical transitional age, 18 to 25 years, will have higher odds of UTI-related hospital care as compared to adolescent SB patients or adult SB patients.
Materials And Methods: Using Cerner Real-World Data, we performed a retrospective cohort analysis comparing SB patients to age- and gender-matched controls.
Background: Patients with high grade hydronephrosis (HN) and non-obstructive drainage on mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG-3) diuretic renography (renal scans) can pose a dilemma for clinicians. Some patients may progress and require pyeloplasty; however, more clarity is needed on outcomes among these patients.
Objective: Our primary objective was to predict which patients with high-grade HN and non-obstructive renal scan, (defined as T ½ time <20 min) would experience resolution of HN.
Article Synopsis
- Ureteral reimplantation for infants with primary obstructive megaureter (POM) is difficult, and the study investigates whether high pressure balloon dilation (HPBD) can be an effective treatment or a temporary solution.
- The study reviewed patients under one year of age who underwent HPBD, excluding those with certain conditions or prior surgeries, and focused on outcomes like megaureter resolution and reimplantation rates.
- Results showed that 80% of infants benefited from HPBD, with significant improvement in ureter size and hydronephrosis, while 20% required further surgery due to persistent issues.