Open AccessPhysician Perceptions of Patient Health: A Comparative Analysis between Urologist and Hospitalist Perceptions of Need for Inpatient Hospitalist Comanagement Following Radical Cystectomy
Author(s) -
Jessica H. Hannick,
William Adams,
Jasmin Sandhu,
Stephanie Kliethermes,
Daniel J. Mazur,
Joshua J. Meeks,
Sabine B Sobek,
Christopher L. Coogan,
Aliyah Sadaf,
Marcus L. Quek,
Elizabeth Schulwolf
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000447188
Subject(s) - medicine , cystectomy , charlson comorbidity index , multidisciplinary approach , test (biology) , comorbidity , chi square test , family medicine , bladder cancer , psychiatry , cancer , paleontology , social science , statistics , mathematics , sociology , biology
The morbidity of radical cystectomy remains high. A multidisciplinary approach utilizing hospitalist comanagement may improve outcomes. It is unclear what factors should be considered to determine which patients might benefit from this approach. We sought to determine if there are differences between the perceived need for co-management between urologists and hospitalists. Preoperative variables were analyzed to determine which factors might be associated with need for comanagement.