Implementing an action protocol on prostatic disease in primary care and impact on referrals to urology

• Published in: Archivos españoles de urología Vol. 65; no. 8; pp. 737 - 744
• Main Authors: Tejido-Sánchez, Angel, Villacampa-Aubá, Felipe, Molero-García, Jose Maria, García-Alvarez, Gabriela, Passas-Martínez, Juan, Díaz-González, Rafael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Clinical Protocols; Electronic Mail; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Interdisciplinary Communication; Male; Primary Health Care - methods; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Diseases - diagnosis; Prostatic Diseases - therapy; Prostatic Hyperplasia - diagnosis; Prostatic Hyperplasia - therapy; Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data; Spain; Urologic Diseases - diagnosis; Urologic Diseases - therapy; Urology; Spain

To determine the impact of implementing a joint action protocol on prostatic disease on the referrals to Urology from Primary Care in a health care area. We drafted a protocol for managing patients consulting for clinical signs and symptoms associated to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and to tes...