Prevalence of twenty-four hour urine testing in Veterans with urinary stone disease.
Calyani GanesanI-Chun ThomasShen SongAndrew J SunEricka M SohlbergManjula Kurella TamuraGlenn M ChertowJoseph C LiaoSimon ContiChristopher S ElliottJohn T LeppertAlan C PaoPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Fewer than one in six patients with urinary stone disease complete 24-hour urine testing in the Veterans Health Administration. In addition, utilization of 24-hour urine testing varies widely by facility identifying a target area for improvement in the care of patients with urinary stone disease. Future efforts to increase utilization of 24-hour urine testing and improve clinician awareness of targeted approaches to stone prevention may be warranted to reduce the morbidity and cost of urinary stone disease.