Patients' Quality of Life Following Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Renal Calculi

The objective of this study was to test whether the relatively new, noninvasive technique of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones resulted in a measurably better outcome from the patients' point of view than percutaneous surgery. The claimed superiority of ESWL was not...

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Published in:International journal of technology assessment in health care 1990-10, Vol.6 (4), p.633-642
Main Authors: Mays, Nicholas B., Petruckevitch, Ann, Snowdon, Claire
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Costs and Cost Analysis
Diseases of the urinary system
Female
Follow-Up Studies
General Essays
Hospitals
Humans
Kidney Calculi - therapy
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Lithotripsy - economics
London
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - economics
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data
Quality of Life
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
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Summary:The objective of this study was to test whether the relatively new, noninvasive technique of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones resulted in a measurably better outcome from the patients' point of view than percutaneous surgery. The claimed superiority of ESWL was not demonstrated with the data available.
ISSN:0266-4623
1471-6348
DOI:10.1017/S026646230000427X