Urethral stricture management knowledge survey among Spanish urology residents

Abstract

Introduction and objective

Assessment of urethral stricture (US) management in a specific group of professionals, Urology Residents, in a specific region (Spain), seems to be important to determine the quality of the educational program and design educational interventions to improve it. We aim to investigate diagnosis and therapeutics practices among Urology Residents for the US management.

Materials and methods

20-question on-line survey was conducted among residents and junior consultants registered on the mailing list of residents and young urologists of the Spanish Association of Urology (RAEU) group of the educational period 2018–2023. We evaluated demographic, educational, surgical technics and experience data during the training period. 290 questionnaires were mailed between May-August 2023. Data was collected in a prospective way between May-December 2023.

Results

The survey obtained 86 responders, with 29,7% (86/290) response rate. Two first sections were answered by all the responders, however, from the assessment section on, only 57 responders completed the survey, which represents 66,3% of them.

Conclusions

Educational program in Reconstructive Urology among Urology Residents in Spain has an improvement margin. We must dedicate our efforts to standardize the educational process and facilitate access to formation to and increasing area of interest among residents.