Evaluation of the economic burden of kidney stone disease in the UK: a retrospective cohort study with a mean follow‐up of 19 years

Objective To estimate the cost of kidney stone disease (KSD) in England. Patients and Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with KSD, referred to a metabolic stone clinic between 1990 and 2007 using electronic records of patients with KSD in a tertiary referral centre, to det...

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Published in:BJU international 2020-04, Vol.125 (4), p.586-594
Main Authors: Geraghty, Robert M., Cook, Paul, Walker, Valerie, Somani, Bhaskar K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder cancer
Calculi
Cohort analysis
cost
Costs
follow‐up
kidney stone
Kidney stones
Kidneys
Nephrolithiasis
obesity
Prostate cancer
Tariffs
treatment
urolithiasis
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Summary:Objective To estimate the cost of kidney stone disease (KSD) in England. Patients and Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with KSD, referred to a metabolic stone clinic between 1990 and 2007 using electronic records of patients with KSD in a tertiary referral centre, to determine cost using UK National Health Service (NHS) tariff, with subsequent extrapolation to the entire England population. Those with no documentation and
ISSN:1464-4096
1464-410X
DOI:10.1111/bju.14991