Kamal Wissam, Azhar Raed A, Hamri Saeed Bin, Alathal Abdulaziz H, Alamri Abdulaziz, Alzahrani Tarek, Abeery Hussain, Noureldin Yasser A, Alomar Mohammad, Al Own Abdulrahman, Alnazari Mansour M, Alharthi Majid, Awad Mohannad A, Halawani Abdulghafour, Althubiany Hatem Hamed, Alruwaily Abdulrahman, Violette Phillipe
Department of Urology, King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Urol Ann. 2024 Jan-Mar;16(1):1-27. doi: 10.4103/ua.ua_120_23. Epub 2024 Jan 25.
The Saudi Urolithiasis Guidelines are a set of recommendations for diagnosing, evaluating, and treating urolithiasis in the Saudi population. These guidelines are based on the latest evidence and expert consensus to improve patient outcomes and optimize care delivery. They cover the various aspects of urolithiasis, including risk factors, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatments, and prevention strategies. By following these guidelines, health-care professionals can improve care quality for individuals with urolithiasis in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Urolithiasis Guidelines Panel consists of urologists specialized in endourology with expertise in urolithiasis and consultation with a guideline methodologist. All panelists involved in this document have submitted statements disclosing any potential conflicts of interest.
The Saudi Guidelines on Urolithiasis were developed by relying primarily on established international guidelines to adopt or adapt the most appropriate guidance for the Saudi context. When necessary, the panel modified the phrasing of recommendations from different sources to ensure consistency within the document. To address areas less well covered in existing guidelines, the panel conducted a directed literature search for high quality evidence published in English, including meta analyses, randomized controlled trials, and prospective nonrandomized comparative studies. The panel also searched for locally relevant studies containing information unique to the Saudi Arabian population. The recommendations are formulated with a direction and strength of recommendation based on GRADE terminology and interpretation while relying on existing summaries of evidence from the existing guidelines.
《沙特尿路结石指南》是一套针对沙特人群尿路结石的诊断、评估和治疗的建议。这些指南基于最新证据和专家共识，旨在改善患者预后并优化医疗服务。它们涵盖了尿路结石的各个方面，包括危险因素、诊断、药物和手术治疗以及预防策略。遵循这些指南，医疗保健专业人员可以提高沙特阿拉伯尿路结石患者的护理质量。
沙特尿路结石指南专家小组由擅长腔内泌尿外科且在尿路结石方面具有专业知识的泌尿科医生组成，并与一位指南方法学家进行了协商。参与本文件编写的所有小组成员均已提交声明，披露任何潜在的利益冲突。
《沙特尿路结石指南》的制定主要依靠既定的国际指南，以采用或调整适用于沙特情况的最合适指南。必要时，专家小组修改了不同来源建议的措辞，以确保文件内部的一致性。为了解决现有指南中覆盖较少的领域，专家小组针对以英文发表的高质量证据进行了定向文献检索，包括荟萃分析、随机对照试验和前瞻性非随机对照研究。专家小组还检索了包含沙特阿拉伯人群特有信息的本地相关研究。这些建议是根据GRADE术语和解释，在依靠现有指南的现有证据总结的同时，以建议的方向和强度制定的。
