No Relationship Between the International Prostate Symptom Score and Post-Void Residual Volume in Primary Care

摘要

Lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) is a common condition in older men. In accordance with the Dutch College of General Practitioners Guideline “Micturition symptoms in men”, the diagnosis can be made based on a patient’s medical history and a physical examination. GPs lack additional tools in primary care to assess the residual urine volume. A residual volume usually requires a referral to a urologist. We hypothesized that the IPSS screening questionnaire score (measuring the severity of symptoms) might be related to patients’ residual urine volume. The research objective was to examine the relation between the IPSS score and the residual urine volume.