title: [Examination of patients with monosymptomatic dipstick hematuria. A questionnaire study in Danish departments of surgery].
abstract: Routine procedures for urological investigations, treatment and follow-up of patients with monosymptomatic dipstick haematuria were studied by a questionnaire. This consisted of 13 questions and was filled in by the chief urologist in 45 (80%) of all surgical departments in Denmark. Dipstick testing was used by 98% of all departments, but only in 31% of these were the personnel reading the tests especially trained in the procedure. Cystourethroscopy and excretory urography were used in respectively 98% and 93% of the departments, although many different evaluation schedules were employed. Thirty-eight departments confirmed the initial dipstick result, of these 21 (55%) omitted further investigations in case of a negative result. Persistent monosymptomatic haematuria resulted in repeated urological examination in 36 departments (80%). The paper discusses the use of dipstick testing versus urine microscopy and gives recommendations for the investigation and follow-up of patients with monosymptomatic dipstick haematuria.
authors.affiliation: Centrallaboratoriet og organkirurgisk afdeling A, urologisk sektion, Hillerød Sygehus.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Flyger
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bjerrum
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bødker
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Meyhoff
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic