Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives and Aims</p> <p>To compare guideline recommendations with daily practice patterns in a German patient cohort with renal cell carcinoma.</p> <p>Patients and methods</p> <p>81 patients with T1 oder T2 renal cell carcin...
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doaj-6a49f91e85974a88960df865c99f49b22020-11-25T00:56:33ZengBMCEuropean Journal of Medical Research2047-783X2010-06-0115625310.1186/2047-783X-15-6-253Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinomaSchlenker BSeitz MBader MJGanzer RTilki DBayrle FReich OStaehler MBachmann AStief CGGratzke C<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives and Aims</p> <p>To compare guideline recommendations with daily practice patterns in a German patient cohort with renal cell carcinoma.</p> <p>Patients and methods</p> <p>81 patients with T1 oder T2 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were included in this prospective single-center study. All patients were operated in a single institution either by open radical nephrectomy (ORN) or nephron sparing surgery (NSS). Patients and doctors were evaluated using a written questionnaire with a follow-up of 12 months. Follow-up intervals, follow-up modalities (e. g. imaging modalities, laboratory controls of blood and urine) and the call on psycho-oncological support were evaluated.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The majority of patients (72%) were followed up by their urologists. Follow-up examinations included abdominal ultrasound, urine and blood diagnostics, conventional chest x-rays, computed tomography (CT) of abdomen, chest or head or abdominal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). There were no significant differences between patients operated by ORN or NSS. In total, 12.5% of patients were asking for psycho-oncological support.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>In general, patients were followed up according to existing guideline recommendations. Only a small proportion of patients asked for psycho-oncological treatment.</p> http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/15/6/253renal cell carcinomaoncological follow-upopen radical nephrectomynephron-sparing surgery |
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Schlenker B Seitz M Bader MJ Ganzer R Tilki D Bayrle F Reich O Staehler M Bachmann A Stief CG Gratzke C Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma European Journal of Medical Research renal cell carcinoma oncological follow-up open radical nephrectomy nephron-sparing surgery |
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Schlenker B Seitz M Bader MJ Ganzer R Tilki D Bayrle F Reich O Staehler M Bachmann A Stief CG Gratzke C |
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Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma |
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Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma |
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Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma |
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Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma |
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Comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma |
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comparison of guideline recommendations with daily practice in patients with renal cell carcinoma |
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European Journal of Medical Research |
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2047-783X |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives and Aims</p> <p>To compare guideline recommendations with daily practice patterns in a German patient cohort with renal cell carcinoma.</p> <p>Patients and methods</p> <p>81 patients with T1 oder T2 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were included in this prospective single-center study. All patients were operated in a single institution either by open radical nephrectomy (ORN) or nephron sparing surgery (NSS). Patients and doctors were evaluated using a written questionnaire with a follow-up of 12 months. Follow-up intervals, follow-up modalities (e. g. imaging modalities, laboratory controls of blood and urine) and the call on psycho-oncological support were evaluated.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The majority of patients (72%) were followed up by their urologists. Follow-up examinations included abdominal ultrasound, urine and blood diagnostics, conventional chest x-rays, computed tomography (CT) of abdomen, chest or head or abdominal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). There were no significant differences between patients operated by ORN or NSS. In total, 12.5% of patients were asking for psycho-oncological support.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>In general, patients were followed up according to existing guideline recommendations. Only a small proportion of patients asked for psycho-oncological treatment.</p> |
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renal cell carcinoma oncological follow-up open radical nephrectomy nephron-sparing surgery |
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