Auditing community screening for undescended testes.
Different ways of auditing screening for undescended testes, using Hospital Activity Analysis data, hospital case notes, and community/general practice records are described. The cumulative orchidopexy rate per 1000 male births in successive birth cohorts is a simple tool for monitoring trends within a health district. Information gained from community/general practice records is valuable in highlighting problem areas in screening, such as the lack of clear diagnostic criteria and referral pathways.
Tamhne
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Department of Child Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Jarvis
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Waterston
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D000367:Age Factors; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008499:Medical Records; D013997:Time Factors