Cochrane · systematic review · CD010657
Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan or ultrasound in screening for vesicoureteral reflux among children with urinary tract infections
Shaikh, N, Spingarn, RB, Hum, SW · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
0
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Renal‐bladder ultrasound (RBUS) and 99Tc‐Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) in the detection of high‐grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) (VUR III‐V)
Population: of 1000 children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Ultrasound | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 2498 participants | Ungraded |
DMSA | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 2499 participants | Ungraded |