从2003年到2014年,在认证和再认证泌尿科医生中使用泌尿动力学研究
E Dray1, E R Mueller1,2
1Department of Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Urology practice
|August 18, 2023
概括
泌尿科医生更频繁地进行泌尿动力学手术,从2003年到2014年,手术的数量大幅增加. 这一趋势表明,人们越来越依赖尿动力学研究来诊断尿失禁等疾病.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 诊断程序 诊断程序 诊断程序
背景情况:
- 泌尿动力学指南已经缩小了范围,特别是在女性压力失禁方面.
- 这些指南变更对临床实践的影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 量化出泌尿科医生从事泌尿动力学的百分比.
- 分析随着时间的推移,尿动力学使用的趋势.
- 识别相关的诊断代码,以了解进行这些研究的原因.
主要方法:
- 分析了7,849个美国泌尿病学会 (ABU) 认证/再认证程序日志,从2003年至2014年.
- 尿动力学CPT代码,认证年,患者性别和ICD-9诊断代码的抽象.
- 具体的泌尿动力学CPT代码包括:51725,51726,51772,51784,51785,51792,51795,5179,51797.51772,51785,51795,51795,51795,51797,51797,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51795,51796,51797,51797,51797,51797,51795,51797,51795,51795,51797,51795,51795,51795,51797,51795,5175,51795,5175,5175,5175,5
主要成果:
- 91%的认证申请人和89.5%的重新认证申请人进行了尿动力学.
- 进行泌尿动力学的泌尿科医生比例从2003年的76.5%增加到2014年的94.2%.
- 在2003年至2014年期间,每个候选人的尿动力学手术平均数量增加了约50%.
- 视频尿动力学的使用显著增加,特别是在认证申请人中.
- 常见的诊断包括压力尿失禁 (女性) 和尿频率.
结论:
- 泌尿动力学在泌尿病实践中的应用在2003年至2014年间显著增加.
- 每位泌尿科医生进行的泌尿动力学手术的数量大幅增加.
- 这些发现表明,在临床实践中,尿动力学研究的利用总体上有所增加.
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