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Published in: Urolithiasis 4/2009

01-08-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Which efficiency index for urinary stones treatment?

Authors: Gauthier Raynal, Jacques Petit, Fabien Saint

Published in: Urolithiasis | Issue 4/2009

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Abstract

Clinical results in urinary stones management are often reported using the stone-free (SF) rate, which is simple, reproducible and useful to compare techniques or centers. But this index does not take into account costs or patients’ quality of life. In a way, SF “pursuit”, which cannot be considered as a universal therapeutic goal could increase costs and decrease patients’ comfort. We retrospectively reviewed files of stone management to describe costs according to several items and we emphasize the need for a true efficiency index.
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Metadata
Title
Which efficiency index for urinary stones treatment?
Authors
Gauthier Raynal
Jacques Petit
Fabien Saint
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Urolithiasis / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 2194-7228
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7236
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-009-0200-x

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