Patient tolerability during office cystoscopy and bladder tumor cauterization: a multivariate analysis of risk factors
Lokeshwar S, Rahman S, Choksi A, Press B, Shaheen D, Soloway M. Patient tolerability during office cystoscopy and bladder tumor cauterization: a multivariate analysis of risk factors. Actas Urológicas Españolas (English Edition) 2022, 47: 165-171. PMID: 36319555, DOI: 10.1016/j.acuroe.2022.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOffice cystoscopyPatient tolerabilityBC patientsBladder cancerRisk factorsMultivariate analysisAnonymous patient surveyHigher pain levelsAssociation of painOnly independent predictorOverall anxiety levelsAnxiety levelsLower age groupUnivariate/multivariateAverage painPain scoresAnesthesia riskPain levelsIndependent predictorsClinical parametersMore painMinimal painPatient surveyHigher anxiety levelsFlexible cystoscopy