[Changes in frequency of external office visits for diseases. Analysis of trends in 6 years].
BACKGROUND
In 1996 we made a rate frequency analysis of attended pathologies in extern office. Along these years, we have made different actuations about some pathologies like HBP and vasectomy.


OBJECTIVE
To know the results of these measures after 6 years, in 2002.


METHODS
Different pathologies frequency is analyzed in extern office of Urology in 2002 and the results are compared with those we got before making the remake of the action about the mentioned cases.


RESULTS
The remake in the treatment of the vasectomy and HBP let us to have a 15% and 1.2% more of first visits in extern office respectively. While the first visits because of suspicion of prostatic cancer has been increased in 25%. Visits because of pathologies like hematuria, renal colic, cystitis and impotency have been increased importantly (56.4%, 51.9%, 61.1% and 17.8%).


CONCLUSIONS
The remake of actions on pathologies is a efficacious tool in the management of an Urology Area. Its analysis let us to value the benefits we have got and to detect new problems that appear.
Caballero Alcántara
J
J
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga.
Padilla León
M
M
Marchal Escalona
C
C
García Penit
J
J
D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D013997:Time Factors; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*