[ESWL centers and determination of urinary calculus etiology. Results of a survey of 150 ESWL centers].
Questionnaires were mailed anonymously to 150 German shock wave centers. Twenty questions addressed the following areas of interest: Facilities of the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) center (technical, personnel, laboratory, etc.) Cooperation at ESWL center with referring urologists Laboratory facilities versus actual metabolic work-up. The return rate was 114 of 150 (76%). Surprisingly, at 58% of the centers the average number of treatments is less than two per day. In 30% of the centers only chemical stone analysis is done! The final conclusion was that ESWL has largely replaced the causal metabolic work-up and subsequent metaphylaxis as a symptomatic measure against urolithiasis.
Flohr
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Urologische Universitätsklinik Ulm.
Hautmann
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Wilbert
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014573:Urology Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data