Streamlining the assessment of haematuria: 3-year outcomes of a dedicated haematuria clinic.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Urgent assessment of haematuria is critical to exclude malignancy. The objective of this study is to report the outcomes of the first 3 years of a dedicated haematuria clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a Victorian tertiary hospital. METHODS:All patients assessed in the haematuria clinic from April 2010 to April 2013 were included in the analysis. Outcomes were recorded prospectively and analysed retrospectively. RESULTS:A total of 643 patients were seen in the haematuria clinic with non-visible (170, 26%) and visible haematuria (463, 72%) during this time period, all within 28 days of referral being triaged. Sixty-five (10%) patients were diagnosed with urothelial carcinoma, 63 with lower tract disease and two with upper tract urothelial carcinoma and another five (1%) patients with other tumours. Thirty out of 63 (48%) of the bladder urothelial carcinomas were invasive or high-grade. Two hundred and sixty-seven (42%) patients were discharged from the clinic after a single point of contact. One hundred and fifty-three (24%) patients were referred for further definitive management of suspected pathology. Two hundred and twenty-three (34%) patients were referred to outpatients clinic for further investigations. Urothelial carcinoma was diagnosed more often in males, older patients and patients with visible haematuria. CONCLUSION:The Royal Melbourne Hospital haematuria clinic has served as an effective tool for rapid, streamlined assessment of patients presenting with haematuria. Follow-up of investigations by nurses and moving towards a 'one-stop' approach are helping to further decrease the number of patients requiring a second clinic visit.

journal_name

ANZ J Surg

journal_title

ANZ journal of surgery

authors

Sapre N,Hayes E,Bugeja P,Corcoran NM,Costello AJ,Anderson PD

doi

10.1111/ans.12742

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-05-01 00:00:00

pages

334-8

issue

5

eissn

1445-1433

issn

1445-2197

journal_volume

85

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