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Fast Facts
July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
Inpatient Discharges: 256
Observation and Outpatient in a Bed Discharges: 40
Total Discharges: 296
Average Length of Stay*: 2.1 days
Average Daily Census*: 1.5
Patient Days*: 544
Total Surgical Procedures: 1,402
Includes Surgery Unit and Surgery CenterInpatient Consultations: 252
Urology Clinic Visits: 7,734
Ironton Close To Home Center Urology Clinic Visits: 121
Mansfield Close To Home Center Urology Clinic Visits: 66
Total Urology Clinic Visits: 7,921
* Excludes observation patients- View Annual Report »
Urology
When your child needs a hospital, everything matters.
Urology conditions requiring accurate diagnosis and therapy or those requiring major reconstructive surgery. Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers ongoing support, expertise and solutions.
- Our diagnostic facilities include a complete urodynamics laboratory and comprehensive diagnostic radiographic and radionuclide evaluation.
- Services range from primary urologic care to major reconstructive surgery of the urinary tract, genitalia and/or urinary sphincter.
- Our team of experts includes leading pediatric urologists; our surgical staff support team also includes a stoma therapist, a nurse practitioner and urodynamics technical and nursing staff.
- We can also offer outreach and support, including support groups for bladder exstrophy and other major urological disorders.
Urology Ranked #14 by U.S. News and World Report
We are proud to announce that the department of Urology at Nationwide Children's Hospital ranks #14 in U.S. News & World Report's 2011 Edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals. Read the news release.
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Urology Highlights
Early VCUG Testing in Urinary Tract Infection Appears Safe
Physicians shouldn’t hesitate in performing a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) on young children admitted to the hospital for urinary tract infections (UTI) following the initiation of antibiotic therapy, suggests a study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The study is the first to suggest that early VCUG testing does not cause significant health morbidity. Read the News Release»
Identifying Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome In Utero: A Case Report
Although normally identified after birth, it is possible to diagnose Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome in utero using prenatal imaging. A case report from Nationwide Children’s Hospital published in the January 2011 issue of the journal Urology highlights how ultrasound and MRI can help identify this overgrowth syndrome. In this case, diagnosis resulted from kidney abnormalities shown on a routine prenatal ultrasound. Read more»
Urinary Tract Infections in Kids Can Be Complicated and Costly
Although commonly considered an uncomplicated illness, urinary tract infections are a leading cause of infection-related hospitalization in U.S. kids, trailing close behind respiratory infections such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis, according to a new study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Daily hospital costs for these patients are on the rise. Read the article »
Pediatric Urologists: Using 3-D Imaging to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Laparoscopic surgery continues to make great strides with minimally invasive surgical procedures, making them even more minimal and less invasive with the implementation of 3D imaging. Nationwide Children’s Hospital was the first pediatric hospital in the country to use the 3Di Vision Systems by Viking Systems, Inc. in the operating room. The pediatric urology team pioneered this system in June 2007, in order to offer patients the advantages of this technology. Read the article »
Molecular Shape-Shifter Triggers Bladder Development
A new study from the Center for Cell and Developmental Biology at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital may help explain why smooth muscle appears similar throughout the body, yet functions differently, especially within the bladder. Read the article »
Dog is Treated for Ureteropelvic Junction Stenosis
The Section of Urology collaborated with The Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital to treat a 3-yearold Bichon Frise, Tricky Woo, when an ultrasound revealed an enlargement of the dog’s renal pelvis of both kidneys. The pediatric urology team recognized the condition as Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) stenosis, a congenital disease that presents itself in humans in their early development and is rare in dogs. The 3-hour surgery consisted of the insertion of stents to connect the kidney to the bladder until the new connection had healed. Reports of Tricky Woo’s recovery are positive.
Urology Hosts Isky Gordon
Another collaboration with the Department of Radiology included serving as host for a five-day visiting professorship of Isky Gordon, FRCR, FRCP, professor of pediatric imaging at the Institute of Child Health University College and honorary consultant physician at St. Thomas’s Hospital, London. Dr. Gordon is an authority on radionuclide imaging in uroradiology, especially related to the diagnosis of obstruction and the management of urinary tract infections. His visit involved presentations at multiple interactive forums attended by physicians and surgeons in pediatrics, infectious disease, nephrology radiology and urology. Presentations also were highlighted during a Nationwide Children’s regional pediatric uroradiology conference.