Lost to follow-up in high level evidence-based studies related to the surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic enlargement: Does it matter?

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1416-1421

  Ou, Rubiao ^a   Zimmern, P ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

BPH; evidence based studies; lost to follow up; prostate surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDLINE; PATIENT; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 80054814006     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21165     Document Type: Article

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