Fifteen-year trend in the use of male reproductive surgery: analysis of the healthcare cost and utilization project data.
BJU Int
; 107(7): 1118-23, 2011 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-21438976
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
⢠To determine trends in male reproductive surgeries. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
⢠A database analysis was performed using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases from 1988, 1992 and 1998-2002. SAS statistical software was used to estimate the total numbers of reproductive surgeries and their variances for each year.RESULTS:
⢠The number of male reproductive surgeries has declined during the period of study, both in the inpatient and outpatient arenas. The number of procedures with a diagnosis of infertility has also declined.CONCLUSION:
⢠The number of male reproductive surgeries has declined from 1988 to 2002.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Urológicos Masculinos
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Infertilidade Masculina
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article