Fifteen-year trend in the use of male reproductive surgery: analysis of the healthcare cost and utilization project data.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
• To determine trends in male reproductive surgeries. • A database analysis was performed using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases from 1988, 1992 and 1998-2002. SAS statistical software was used to estimate the total numbers of reproductive surgeries and their variances for each year. • The number of male reproductive surgeries has declined during the period of study, both in the inpatient and outpatient arenas. The number of procedures with a diagnosis of infertility has also declined. • The number of male reproductive surgeries has declined from 1988 to 2002.
Medical subject headings
- Infertility, Male
- Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male