Evidence-based Urology

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 management of stone disease, 133
Timothy Y. Tseng and Glenn M. Preminger
 
13 Surgical management of renal stone disease, 159
Justin M. Dersch, Brandon J. Otto, and Benjamin K. Canales
 
14 Surgical management of ureteral stone disease, 171
Aaron H. Lay, Jay D. Raman, and Margaret S. Pearle
 
Part 3 Pediatric urology
Luis H.P. Braga
 
15 Prenatal hydronephrosis, 187
Shawn Dason and Luis H.P. Braga
 
16 Cryptorchidism, 197
David I. Chu and Gregory E. Tasian
 
17 Vesicoureteral reflux disease, 209
Ruiyang Jiang and Jonathan C. Routh
 
18 Circumcision, 217
Roderick Clark and Sumit Dave
 
19 Nocturnal enuresis, 235
Stacy T. Tanaka
 
20 Management of neurogenic bladder in children with spina bifida, 243
Kourosh Afshar, Mir

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.