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The Clinical Value and Cost of a District Hospital Urodynamic Unit
Author(s) -
MILLER R. A.,
BAROD R. K.,
CHAPMAN J.,
FERGUS J. N.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1982.tb13613.x
Subject(s) - cystoscopy , medicine , urodynamic testing , urodynamic studies , pyelogram , urinary system , retrospective cohort study , urology , surgery
Summary— A retrospective review has shown that urodynamic studies were useful in the diagnosis of 87% of our patients and were diagnostic in 43%. The cost per patient was £43, which compares favourably with urography (£35) and in‐patient cystoscopy (£104). Provided that more than 200 patients a year are studied, the expense and effort of running the urodynamic unit are justified. We now perform urodynamic studies routinely in patients with complex lower urinary tract symptoms, prior to intravenous urography and cystoscopy.