Impact of travel distance on short-term outcomes in patients receiving treatment for urolithiasis
This population-based study found no clinically remarkable associations between the distance traveled for urolithiasis treatment and early outcomes. In fact, some marginal decreases in resource use were observed with greater travel distance, perhaps reflecting some effect of travel to higher-volume referral centers or enhanced processes for those that needed to travel farther for care.
Authors
- Joseph Y. Nashed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-4670)
- Greg Hosier
- Marlo Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0580-437X)
- Darren Beiko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6953-4444)
- Thomas McGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3167-0643)
- Danielle Jenkins
- D. Robert Siemens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-6468)
Institutions
- Queen's University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Urological Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8775
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00