Prevalence of microhematuria in renal colic and urolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the prevalence of microhematuria in patients presenting with suspected acute renal colic and/or confirmed urolithiasis at the emergency department.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted to find relevant data on prevalence of microhematuria in patients with suspected acute renal colic and/or confirmed urolithiasis. Data from each study regarding study design, patient characteristics and prevalence of microhematuria were retrieved. A random effect-model was used for the pooled analyses.

Results

Forty-nine articles including 15'860 patients were selected through the literature search. The pooled microhematuria prevalence was 77% (95%CI: 73-80%) and 84% (95%CI: 80-87%) for suspected

SUBMITTER: Minotti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7414650 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature