Urology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The effect of noise-cancelling headphones or music on pain perception and anxiety in men undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy.
To assess the effect of noise-cancelling headphones with or without music on patient pain and anxiety associated with routine, office-based transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy in a prospective randomized study. ⋯ Music-induced attention shift during prostate biopsy may have a beneficial impact on procedural anxiety and pain perception, but no apparent effect was noted for use of headphones alone. Further studies are necessary to explore strategies to reduce perceived anxiety and pain in men undergoing prostate biopsy.
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Comparative Study
Effective radiation exposure in evaluation and follow-up of patients with urolithiasis.
To quantify the effective radiation dose associated with the evaluation and follow-up of patients with urolithiasis. ⋯ The calculated mean ERE dose significantly decreased during the second year of follow-up in patients with urolithiasis because of significantly higher use of US.
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Comparative Study
Prediction of morbidity and mortality after percutaneous nephrolithotomy by using the Charlson Comorbidity Index.
To determine whether the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) predicts postoperative medical complications and death in patients treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). ⋯ CCI is a quick, simple, and reproducible scoring system that accurately predicts the morbidity and mortality of PCNL.
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Comparative Study
Men who seek infertility care may not represent the general U.S. population: data from the National Survey of Family Growth.
To examine the National Survey of Family Growth to identify differences in the characteristics of men who did and did not seek infertility care to determine whether such men are representative of the U.S. population. ⋯ Men seeking infertility care in the United States tend to be married, older, and more educated than those not seeking care. Given these findings, some results of male infertility studies from cohorts of men from infertility referral centers might not apply to the U.S. population.