Role of CT For Evaluation of Hematuria

Kamel, Abd-Elrahman M.; Mahmoud, Mohammad T.; Zaky, Khaled; Alsayed, Mohammad; Alsharkawey, Ahmed M.

doi:10.21608/svuijm.2020.111987

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“…Hematuria can be defined as the appearance of red blood cells in the urine [4]. The frequency of admission to the hospital with the complaint of hematuria in the community varies between 2% and 31% [5]. It is clinically divided into two types as macroscopic hematuria and microscopic hematuria.…”

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Acil Servise Başvuran Ürolojik Acil Olgularin Değerlendirilmesi

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Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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Aim: Especially in recent years, with the increase in the number of patients admitted to the emergency services the number of urological emergencies is increasing. Some of these require immediate attention. There are not enough studies on urological emergencies in our country. In this study, we aimed to investigate the demographic data of patients over the age of 18 who presented to the emergency department with non-traumatic urological emergency complaints. Materials and Methods: This study was designed based on a 6-month prospective, cross-sectional study. After obtaining the approval of the ethics committee, patients over the age of 18 with urological emergency complaints were examined between 06.11.2019 and 06.05.2020. Results: The ratio of urological emergencies to all patients was found to be 1.5%. 56.76% (n: 231) of the patients were male and 43.24% (n = 176) were female. In the study was found 44.7% of the patients to be urinary tract infection, 31.45% renal colic, 8.8% hematuria, 6.88% acute urinary retention. In our study, urology consultation was requested for 19% of urological emergency patients. Emergency intervention was applied to 21.13% of all urological emergency cases. Emergency operation was required for 1.47% of the patients. 10.81% of the patients required hospitalization. Conclusion: As a result, urological emergencies are common. Among these cases, there may be diseases that require urgent intervention or surgery. It is very important for the patients the emergency physicians who evaluate the patient first to make a careful and meticulous evaluation and to make a urology consultation if necessary.

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