title: The value of the pre-clinic intravenous urogram in the earlier diagnosis of the cause of haematuria.
abstract: The early treatment of patients with bladder cancer reduces mortality. By arranging a pre-clinic intravenous urogram we reduced the time from receipt of the General Practitioner's referral letter to making a diagnosis from 85 to 67 days and saved on clinic time and resources. A further reduction to 52 days was made by not using any out-patient time at all. Significant saving of time and resources is possible without any disadvantage to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014567:Urography