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Elsevier, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 4(85), p. 763-766, 2023

DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000000413

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Adherence to guidelines in the follow-up of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer among urology trainers and trainees in Jordan: a cross-sectional study

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the clinical practice in the follow-up of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) among urology specialists (trainers) and residents (trainees) in Jordan. Methods: An electronic questionnaire containing, in addition to demographic data, four questions regarding the follow-up of NMIBC was sent by e-mail to 115 urologists (53 residents and 62 specialists) selected randomly by stratified random sampling from different clinical institutions, 105 of them were returned complete. Results: In all, 105 out of 115 (91%) questionnaires were returned complete. All of the candidates are male. For low-risk NMIBC follow-up, 46 of the specialists (79%) and 35 of the trainees (74%) decided to do a follow-up cystoscopy at 3 months after diagnosis, followed by a check cystoscopy 9 months later than yearly, while for high-risk patients, all of the specialists and 45 of the trainees (96%) decide to do a check cystoscopy every 3 months in the first 2 years after diagnosis. For upper tract follow-up in high-risk NMIBC, all of the urologists in the survey (specialists and trainees) routinely perform upper tract imaging in the form of a computed tomography scan with contrast in the first year after diagnosis. On the other hand, in the follow-up of the upper urinary tract in low-risk NMIBC, 16 of the trainees (34%) and 19 of the specialists (33%) still perform a yearly scan. Conclusion: Because of the high recurrence rate for NMIBC, this raises the importance of adherence to guidelines in the follow-up for these patients and, at the same time to avoid overdoing unnecessary cystoscopies or upper tract scans.