A systematic review of dedicated models of care for emergency urological patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically evaluate the spectrum of models providing dedicated resources for emergency urological patients (EUPs).

Methods

A search of Cochrane, Embase, Medline and grey literature from January 1, 2000 to March 26, 2019 was performed using methods pre-published on PROSPERO. Reporting followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and meta-analysis guidelines. Eligible studies were articles or abstracts published in English describing dedicated models of care for EUPs, which reported at least one secondary outcome. Studies were excluded if they examined pathways dedicated only to single presentations, such as torsion, or outpatient solutions, such as rapid access clinics. The primary outcome was the spectrum of models. Secondary outcomes were time-t

SUBMITTER: Kinnear N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356060 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature