A systematic review of outcomes associated with patients admitted to hospital with emergency haematuria
Kerdegari, Nikki Varma, Raghav Ippoliti, Simona Alexander, Cameron Nathan, Arjun Gallagher, Kevin Khadhouri, Sinan Byrnes, Kevin Bhatt, Nikita Kasivisvanathan, Veeru
Kerdegari, Nikki
Varma, Raghav
Ippoliti, Simona
Alexander, Cameron
Nathan, Arjun
Gallagher, Kevin
Khadhouri, Sinan
Byrnes, Kevin
Bhatt, Nikita
Kasivisvanathan, Veeru
Abstract
Objective: Unscheduled admission for haematuria accounts for 15% of all urological emergencies with over 25 000 patients admitted each year in the UK. It is associated with prolonged admission and poor clinical outcomes. This systematic review aims to determine current management strategies and outcomes in these patients. Methods: A systematic search was performed in October 2023 across MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science for randomised controlled trials and retrospective and prospective observational studies assessing the management of patients admitted as an emergency with haematuria. The primary outcome measure was the length of stay (LoS). Secondary outcomes included hospital readmission, mortality and health resource use. Results: Three eligible publications with a total of 219 patients were identified. Mean length of stay was 5.8 days. The pooled mean age of unscheduled emergency haematuria was 74.8 years and 87.9% of patients were male. Bladder cancer was present in 17% of patients and, similarly, prostate cancer was present in 17% of patients. Conclusions: Unscheduled admission for haematuria is associated with long LoS. This systematic review has demonstrated a lack of data reporting outcomes of unscheduled haematuria and its management strategies. There is a need to perform large-scale prospective studies to better understand this cohort of patients.
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King's College London; Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Hull University Teaching Hospitals; Colchester General Hospital; et al.
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2025-02-17
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Kerdegari N, Varma R, Ippoliti S, Alexander C, Nathan A, Gallagher K, Khadhouri S, Byrnes K, Bhatt N, Kasivisvanathan V. A systematic review of outcomes associated with patients admitted to hospital with emergency haematuria. BJUI Compass. 2025 Feb 17;6(2):e497. doi: 10.1002/bco2.497