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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Zafer Tandogdu
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OBJECTIVE: To elucidate whether the diagnostic and treatment approaches of the physicians for functional lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) in children is complying with the current guidelines. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We have conducted an internet-based national survey for the physicians from different departments randomly sampled from the database of Turkish Paediatric Urology Society. Participants were asked to answer two-page questionnaire consisting of 4 main sections: "demography," "working conditions," "daily practice," and "scientific knowledge." Kruskal Wallis and multiple logistic regression were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS: Of the 117 departments a total of 93 have completed the survey (n: 58 urology; n: 35 paediatric nephrology). Routine use of a questionnaire with validated symptom scoring system was found to be 13.9%. Of the participants, only 38.7% were asking all of the patients to fill the bladder diary. During treatment, only 24.7% were applying standard urotherapy for every patient. Almost half of the clinicians (45.1%) believed that they were personally insufficient during the evaluation of those children. Finally, 86% reported that children with LUTD were not adequately approached. CONCLUSIONS: Evaluation of LUTD in children is not complying with the current guidelines. General approach for those children needs to be revisited by the clinicians.
Author(s): Silay MS, Aslan AR, Erdem E, Tandogdu Z, Tekgul S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: The Scientific World Journal
Year: 2013
Volume: 2013
Acceptance date: 04/04/2013
ISSN (electronic): 1537-744X
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/341606
PubMed id: 23737714
