Management of acute renal colic according guidelines in general hospitalsand university hospitals

Ristovski, Slobodan and Sofronievska, Maja and Stankov, Oliver and Stavridis, Sotir (2016) Management of acute renal colic according guidelines in general hospitalsand university hospitals. Medical Journal, 21 (1). pp. 40-42. ISSN 1409-6366

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ABSTRACT
Background: Renal colic is a frequent disorder with incidence of less than 1%. Guidelines are recommended as the best clinical practice , they facilitate decision-making in clinical diagnostic and therapeutic process, improve clinical practice, minimize the potential harms and reduce variations in the delivery of health care in the state.
Aim is to evaluate implementation of current guidelines for renal colic in general hospitals and university hospitals
Material and Methods: thirty-five urologists from eight general hospitals (GH) and sixteen urologists from two university hospitals (UH) were invited to participate in the survey.
Results: Application of renal colic guidelines in (GH) was 3/21 versus 5/9 in UH. Urinalysis was performed almost equally in both GH and UH.Regarding the imaging methods, majority performX-ray urography and ultrasound in both hospitals and CT is only used in UH. According to the therapy of acute renal colic in GH as first line treatment is trospium chloride unlike in UH, where NSAIDs are prescribed in 65%.
Conclusion: Administration of medicament therapy presents differences between GH and UH. Physicians in both type of hospitals need better implementation of guidelines.
Keywords: renal colic, guidelines, general hospital, university hospital

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Maja Sofronievska
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2022 09:23
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2022 09:23
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/29997

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