M S Rahnama'i1,2,3, D M J Vrijens4,5, S Hajebrahimi6, G A van Koeveringe4,7, T A T Marcelissen4,5,7. 1. Department of Urology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. Sajjad_r@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Urology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Sajjad_r@yahoo.com. 3. Society of Urological Research and Education (SURE), Heerlen, The Netherlands. Sajjad_r@yahoo.com. 4. Department of Urology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. 5. Society of Urological Research and Education (SURE), Heerlen, The Netherlands. 6. Department of Urology, Research Centre of Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 7. Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In addition to the evaluation of voiding symptoms, in the evaluation of patients with nocturia, one should also consider other related causes such as sleep disorders, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSAS), diabetes and heart failure. In this study, we have aimed to assess the current knowledge and implementation of the EAU guidelines regarding nocturia in common urological practice in the Netherlands. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: In a national cross-sectional survey distributed among 450 urologists and urology residents in the Netherlands, the implementation of the recommendations of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on nocturia evaluation and management was studied. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: This survey revealed that only some aspects of the EAU guidelines are applied in the daily clinical practice and that some important parts are not. For example, only a minority asks about alcohol consumption and symptoms suggestive for diabetes or OSAS. In addition, a majority reported to use a bladder diary for 1-3 days instead of for a minimum of 3 days as recommended by the EAU guidelines. In the management of nocturia, a trial of timed diuretic therapy is only reported by a minority, whereas the use of beta-3 antagonists, which is not mentioned in the guidelines, is applied by a large majority. Desmopressin recommended for nocturnal polyuria is prescribed by two-third of Dutch urologists. CONCLUSIONS: These observations mandate better education and campaigns to raise the awareness on the EAU-guideline recommendations for nocturia.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In addition to the evaluation of voiding symptoms, in the evaluation of patients with nocturia, one should also consider other related causes such as sleep disorders, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSAS), diabetes and heart failure. In this study, we have aimed to assess the current knowledge and implementation of the EAU guidelines regarding nocturia in common urological practice in the Netherlands. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: In a national cross-sectional survey distributed among 450 urologists and urology residents in the Netherlands, the implementation of the recommendations of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on nocturia evaluation and management was studied. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: This survey revealed that only some aspects of the EAU guidelines are applied in the daily clinical practice and that some important parts are not. For example, only a minority asks about alcohol consumption and symptoms suggestive for diabetes or OSAS. In addition, a majority reported to use a bladder diary for 1-3 days instead of for a minimum of 3 days as recommended by the EAU guidelines. In the management of nocturia, a trial of timed diuretic therapy is only reported by a minority, whereas the use of beta-3 antagonists, which is not mentioned in the guidelines, is applied by a large majority. Desmopressin recommended for nocturnal polyuria is prescribed by two-third of Dutch urologists. CONCLUSIONS: These observations mandate better education and campaigns to raise the awareness on the EAU-guideline recommendations for nocturia.
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