A simplified nomogram to assess risk of bladder cancer in patients with a new diagnosis of microscopic hematuria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The vast majority of patients who undergo a diagnostic evaluation for microscopic hematuria (MH) do not have occult bladder cancer. Identifying patients with MH at high risk of harboring bladder cancer can allow for a risk adjusted approach to diagnostic interventions with the goal of safely reducing unnecessary evaluations.

Methods

Patients with a new diagnosis of microhematuria during an 8.5 year period were retrospectively identified. All patients who had a complete MH evaluation were randomized to a training or a validation cohort. Logistic regression analysis was performed in the training cohort to identify factors related to a bladder cancer diagnosis and to develop our model. Receiver operating curves to identify bladder cancer were constructed for the tr

SUBMITTER: Matulewicz RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7150636 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature