Progress towards a Nordic standard for the investigation of hematuria: 2019

Figures & data

Table 1. Management of patients with hematuria in the different countries.

Country	National guideline	Fast track	Macroscopic hematuria inclusion criteria	Microscopic hematuria
Sweden	Yes	Yes	> 50 years	No
Denmark	Yes	Yes	All, no other obvious cause	Sympt. only, > 60 years
Norway	Yes	Yes	All	Yes, > 50 years
Finland	No	No	—	Yes/no
Iceland	No	No	—	Yes

Table 2. Proportion (%) diagnosed with bladder cancer in fast track pathway.

Country	Total	Macroscopic	Asympt. Micro	Sympt. Micro
Sweden	15	15	—	—
Denmark*	22	23	0.8–1.5	9
Norway	33	—	—	—

* Combination of fast track and regular investigations.

Figure 1. N.O.R.D.C.A.N. data on (a) the age standardized incidence, (b) crude incidence, (c) relative survival and (d) age standardized mortality per 100,000 inhabitants.