Clinical Guidelines in Urological Management

by Ohshima, S.; Hirao, Y.

• ISBN13: 9784431703426
• ISBN10: 443170342X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This fourth volume in the series Recent Advances in Endourology explores issues involved in the development of clinical guidelines in the field of urology. Concurrent with the revolution in clinical practice, in which a partnership has developed between practitioner and patient, market economy forces increasingly have been felt in the world of medicine. This combination has led to greater awareness of the need for clinical guidelines. As government agencies have been stirred to act, medical professionals speak of the necessity of developing scientific, evidence-based guidelines. This volume brings together leading voices in the field of urological management to discuss treatment modalities and guidelines. In addition to chapters on the development and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines for urology are sections on treatment of ureteral calculi, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, and benign prostate hyperplasia.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vii
Contributors	xi
Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines	1	(12)
K.J. O'Flynn
Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines	13	(10)
T. Hasegawa
Fundamentals and Role of Clinical Pathway in Clinical Guidelines: Application of a Clinical Pathway for Transurethral Resection of the Prostate	23	(10)
Y. Nagata
S. Iida
Technical Evaluation and Its Ethics for New Interventional Treatment	33	(8)
R.V. Clayman
T.H. Gallagher
Issues in Clinical Studies for Development of Medical Devices in Japan	41	(6)
N. Hata
T. Dohi
Clinical Practice Guideline for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia in Japan	47	(16)
Y. Hirao
Y. Ono
M. Gotoh
Standard Treatment Modality for Ureteral Calculi	63	(22)
M.T. Gettman
C.G. Roehrborn
Review of the Clinical Guidelines for Staghorn Calculi	85	(8)
K. Nutahara
E. Higashihara
A. Yamaguchi
M. Kanemura
Standard Treatment Modality for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction	93	(20)
M.T. Gettman
J.W. Segura
Standard Treatment Modality for Female Stress Incontinence	113	(14)
O. Nishizawa
Y. Yoshikawa
M. Gotoh
M. Nakata
Subject Index	127