Pediatricians' Screening Urinalysis Practices - 21/08/11
, Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH
Reprint requests: Colin M. Sox, MD, MS, Center for Child Health Care Studies, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02115.See related article, p 355.
Abstract |
Objective |
To determine pediatricians' routine screening urinalysis practices.
Study design |
This was a survey of a nationally representative sample of pediatricians practicing in the U.S. regarding their screening urinalysis practices in childhood.
Results |
Of the 1502 pediatricians sampled, 653 eligible subjects participated, for an estimated response rate of 49.5%. The vast majority of participants (78%) routinely screen asymptomatic children with urinalysis in at least 1 age group. Pediatricians' screening urinalysis practice varies based on age group: 9% screen during infancy (<1 year), 60% screen during early childhood (1 up to 5 years), 55% screen during late childhood (5 to 12 years), and 58% screen during adolescence (13 to 20 years). The majority of pediatricians (58%) routinely screen more than 1 age group. Some 38% of the pediatricians surveyed believe that the overall health of children is improved by screening all asymptomatic children with urinalysis.
Conclusions |
Many pediatricians routinely conduct screening urinalysis during childhood, frequently at ages not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Plan
| Supported by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Nesholm Family Foundation, Seattle, Washington. |
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