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[Changes in frequency of external office visits for diseases. Analysis of trends in 6 years]
J Caballero Alcántara1, M Padilla León, C Marchal Escalona
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga.
Introduction:
In 1996 we made a rate frequency analysis of attended pathologies in extern office. Along these years, we have made different actuations about some pathologies like HBP and vasectomy.
Objectives:
To know the results of these measures after 6 years, in 2002.
Material And Methods:
Different pathologies frequency is analyzed in extern office of Urology in 2002 and the results are compared with those we got before making the remake of the action about the mentioned cases.
Results:
The remake in the treatment of the vasectomy and HBP let us to have a 15% and 1.2% more of first visits in extern office respectively. While the first visits because of suspicion of prostatic cancer has been increased in 25%. Visits because of pathologies like hematuria, renal colic, cystitis and impotency have been increased importantly (56.4%, 51.9%, 61.1% and 17.8%).
Conclusions:
The remake of actions on pathologies is a efficacious tool in the management of an Urology Area. Its analysis let us to value the benefits we have got and to detect new problems that appear.
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