Variation in Urology Care After Urinary Stone Surgery Among Veterans at High-risk for Recurrence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine rates of urology follow-up and implementation of stone prevention measures after stone surgery and to assess variation in care delivery within a large, integrated healthcare system.

Materials and methods

We used nationwide data from the United States Veterans Health Administration to identify patients who had stone surgery between 2016 and 2018 and who were at higher risk for recurrence. Our cohort included 13,444 Veterans across 90 facilities. We examined the proportion of patients who had a post-operative urology visit or who received a prevention measure (24-hour urine test, serum parathyroid hormone measurement, or prescription of a stone-related medication) within 6 months of stone surgery. We calculated the median odds ratio to quantify facility-

SUBMITTER: Ganesan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11725432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature