Evidence-based urology / / edited by Philipp Dahm, Roger Dmochowski

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910539064403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , [2018]; ©2018
• ISBN: 1-119-12989-3; 1-119-12987-7
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (617 pages)
• Collana: Evidence-based medicine series
• Disciplina: 616.6
• Soggetti: Urology; Genitourinary organs - Diseases; Evidence-based medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part 1 Evidence-based methods -- Chapter 1 Searching for evidence -- The shape of clinical literature -- A case to consider -- What do you want? Asking a focused clinical question -- Searching for clinical evidence: start with synthesized sources -- Point-of-care summaries -- Practice guidelines -- Systematic reviews -- Textbooks and handbooks -- Searching for clinical evidence: try preappraised sources next -- Searching for clinical evidence: filtering unfiltered databases -- Other databases -- Backing up your search: citation searching. Evidence your patients can understandConclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Clinical trials in urology -- Introduction -- The hierarchy of evidence -- Clinical trial design elements: safeguarding against bias -- Clinical trial analysis elements: safeguarding against bias -- Applying clinical trial results -- Pragmatic clinical trials -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Systematic reviews in urology -- Introduction -- How to perform a systematic review -- Using existing systematic reviews -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Rating the quality of evidence and making recommendations -- Introduction. Question formulation and recommendations in this bookEvaluating the quality of evidence and making recommendations -- Strength of the ; recommendation -- Interpreting strong and weak recommendations -- How methodological quality of the evidence contributes to the strength of recommendation -- Factors that decrease the quality of evidence -- Factors that increase the quality of evidence -- What to do when strength of evidence differs across outcomes? -- Interpreting recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in urology -- Introduction. Guideline creation checklistConclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Understanding concepts related to health economics in urology -- Introduction -- Economic parameters -- The importance of perspective -- Cost versus charge -- Discounting -- Costs in economic evaluation -- Health service costs -- Non-health service costs -- Economic analyses -- Additional utility in cost efficacy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Quality improvement in urology -- Introduction -- Background -- Defining quality -- Quality measures -- Frameworks for quality improvement -- Conclusions -- References -- Part 2 General urology and stone disease. Chapter 8 Antibiotic prophylaxis in urological surgeryIntroduction -- Clinical question 1 -- Clinical question 2 -- Clinical question 3 -- Clinical question 4 -- Future considerations -- References -- Chapter 9 Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis -- Introduction -- Literature search -- Clinical question 1 -- Clinical question 2 -- Clinical question 3 -- Clinical question 4 -- References -- Studies sourced (per EAU guidelines on thromboprophylaxis in urological surgery (2017)) -- Chapter 10 Operative safety -- Background -- Clinical question 1 -- Clinical question 2 -- Clinical question 3 -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book is an invaluable source of evidence-based information distilled into guidance for clinical practice, and addresses all the major clinical questions encountered by urologists every day. Unique it its 100% evidence-based approach, it is an essential tool for urologists of all levels to consult time and time again"--Provided by publisher.