Do the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Tests That Are Ordered in Clinical Practice Adhere to the Pertinent Guidelines?

Do the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Tests That Are Ordered in Clinical Practice Adhere to the Pertinent Guidelines?

Scientific societies have provided guidelines to reduce PSA-specific harms. We studied the potential non-compliance of PSA testing with current guidelines in general practice. A cross-sectional study of a random sample of 1291 patients with a PSA test was performed between January and April 2018 in...

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Main Authors: Mari Carmen Bernal-Soriano, Lucy Anne Parker, Maite López-Garrigós, Ildefonso Hernández-Aguado, Luis Gómez-Pérez, Juan-Pablo Caballero-Romeu, María Pastor-Valero, Nuria García, Rocío Alfayate-Guerra, Blanca Lumbreras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
prostate-specific antigen
clinical practice guidelines
prostate cancer
screening
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/12/2650

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