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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc, Director for Surgery/Specialty Care Service Line Research Activities, Minneapolis VA Health Care System and Professor of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Roger Dmochowski, MD , Professor of Urologic Surgery, Department of Urology Vice Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences and Associate Surgeon in Chief, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Klappentext An updated and revised resource to evidence-based urology information and a guide for clinical practiceThe revised and updated second edition of Evidence-Based Urology offers the most current information on the suitability of both medical and surgical treatment options for a broad spectrum of urological conditions based on the best evidence available. The text covers each of the main urologic areas in specific sections such as general urology, oncology, female urology, trauma/reconstruction, pediatric urology, etc. All the evidence presented is rated for quality using the respected GRADE framework. Throughout the text, the authors highlight the most patient-important, clinical questions likely to be encountered by urologists in day-to-day practice.A key title in the "Evidence-Based" series, this revised and expanded edition of Evidence-Based Urology contains new chapters on a variety of topics including: quality improvement, seminoma, nonseminomatous germ cell tumor, penile cancer, medical prophylaxis, vesicoureteral reflux disease, cryptorchidism, prenatal hydronephrosis, and myelodysplasia. This updated resource:* Offers a guide that centers on 100% evidence approach to medical and surgical approaches* Provides practical recommendations for the care of individual patients* Includes nine new chapters on the most recently trending topics* Contains information for effective patient management regimes that are supported by evidence* Puts the focus on the most important patient and clinical questions that are commonly encountered in day-to-day practiceWritten for urologists of all levels of practice, Evidence-Based Urology offers an invaluable treasure-trove of evidence-based information that is distilled into guidance for clinical practice. Zusammenfassung "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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Evidence¿based methods Philipp Dahm 1 Searching for evidence, 3 Jeanette Buckingham 2 Clinical trials in urology, 19 Charles D. Scales, Jr. and David F. Penson 3 Systematic reviews in urology, 25 Philipp Dahm, Shahnaz Sultan, and Jae Hung Jung 4 Rating the quality of evidence and making recommendations, 39 Philipp Dahm and Shahnaz Sultan 5 Evidence¿based clinical practice guidelinesin urology, 47 Steven E. Canfield 6 Understanding concepts related to health economics in urology, 53 Yair Lotan and Ryan Hutchinson 7 Quality improvement in urology, 59 Nima Almassi and Howard B. Goldman Part 2 General urology and stone disease Charles D. Scales, Jr. 8 Antibiotic prophylaxis in urological surgery, 67 Roderick Clark and Philippe Violette 9 Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, 89 Vikram Narayan and Philipp Dahm 10 Operative safety, 103 Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, Bryan J. Hill, and Roger R. Dmochowski 11 Prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections in adults, 113 Gabrielle J. Williams, Angela C. Webster, and Jonathan C. Craig 12 Medical ...
