-
Comparative Study
An evaluation of urologist-operated ultrasound and its use in the urological out-patient clinic.
- S G Vesey, G N Lumb, and P J O'Boyle.
- Department of Urology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
- Br J Urol. 1988 Jan 1; 61 (1): 74-6.
AbstractThe value of urologist-operated real time ultrasound scanning was assessed in the urological out-patient clinic. In terms of accuracy, the urologists' ultrasound scans of the genito-urinary tract proved comparable with those of the radiologists. The techniques were quickly learned and scanning added little to the consultation time. Scanning during clinic time was shown to be both time-saving and cost-effective by allowing more rapid assessment of the patient and a speedier diagnosis. In economic terms considerable savings could be made by reducing the need for formal ultrasound referrals, since patients scanned at the out-patient clinic would be spared two further trips to hospital, one for the formal examination and another for the out-patient clinic review. Clinic turnover thus becomes more efficient and inconvenience to the patient and transport costs are lessened.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*
,_underline_
or**bold**
. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>
and subscript<sub>text</sub>
. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3.
, hyphens-
or asterisks*
. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
- Images can be included with:
![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
- For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)
inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]
to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote.
.