Search Results - subject:"Radical prostatectomy"

Robotic-assisted surgery for prostatectomy : does the diffusion of robotic systems contribute to treatment centralization and influence patients’ hospital choice?

Kuklinski, David; Vogel, Justus; Henschke, Cornelia; … - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-16

Background Between 2008 and 2018, the share of robotic-assisted surgeries (RAS) for radical prostatectomies (RPEs) has increased from 3 to 46% in Germany. Firstly, we investigate if this difusion of RAS has contributed to RPE treatment centralization. Secondly, we analyze if a hospital's use of...

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Prostate cancer, the PSA test and academic detailing in Australian general practice: an economic evaluation

Stone, Christine A.; May, Frank W.; Pinnock, Carole B.; … - 2005

Objectives: To evaluate whether introduction of a national education program for GPs to improve decision making relating to the use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening represents 'value-for-money' from the perspective of the Australian Government. Methods: The annual...

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Using a Bayesian belief network model to categorize length of stay for radical prostatectomy patients

Michalowski, Wojtek; Wilk, Szymon; Thijssen, Anthony; … - In: Health Care Management Science 9 (2006) 4, pp. 341-348

radical prostatectomy and to categorize patient’s length of stay (LOS) as being met or delayed given the patient’s outcomes …

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