Pitt Urology HSR Division
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The official twitter account of the University of Pittsburgh's Urology Health Services Research team
Joined August 2021
Honored to have the esteemed @DanBarocas as our Annual HSR Visiting Professor. His contributions to comparative effective knowledge is beaten by nobody
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Get your prongs out again. Using a multi-pronged implementation strategy we decreased inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions by over half after RALP. @UPMCUrology.
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TP biopsy using Tumescent Local Anesthesia hurts slightly more than TR biopsy but with acceptable scores. Lots of work being done here to improve PROs. Heavy lifting by @JohnMyrga and @michael_gorin .
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This project took two years. Multiple hospitals and committee approvals. Needed buy in from anesthesia, uro attendings, residents, Crnas, and nurses - and of course patients! . Please to hit the like button 😎🔥.
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Our newest article, Changes in Urologic Cancer Surgical Volume and Length of Stay During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pennsylvania, is now available at JAMA:
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Our newest article, Insurance type and area deprivation are associated with worse overall mortality for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, is now available at Urology:
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Our newest article, Variation in Statewide Intravesical Treatment Rates for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer During the BCG Drug Shortage, is now available at Urology:
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Our newest article, Utilizing a Questionnaire to Implement a Risk-based Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocol for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy, is now available:
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RT @PittCP3: 🆕Analysis shows bladder cancer patients were ⬇️likely to get gold standard intravesical BCG treatment during the BCG shortage.….
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RT @urogoldjournal: A risk-based antibiotic prophylaxis protocol for patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy decreases antibiotic u….
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RT @MattBultitude: Robot surgeon @daviesbj slamming evidence for benefit of robotics in urology … amusing talk but he’s going to keep on us….
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RT @declangmurphy: Myself and #USANZ23 Scientific Chair @Goldurol very excited to welcome Faculty and delegates to Melbourne for @USANZUrol….
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Our newest article, Large Variations in the Prices of Urologic Procedures at Academic Medical Centers 1 Year After Implementation of the Price Transparency Final Rule, is now available on JAMA:
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Price Transparency is supposed to be an important policy to help patients navigate procedure pricing. Our HSR group investigates .
>1 year after the implementation of the Price Transparency Final Rule, there are still large variations in the prices of urologic procedures among academic hospitals and by insurance class. @daviesbj.
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We are pleased to announce that we are currently hosting Angie Smith as the first guest professor of the division:
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Our newest article, Utility of PSA density in patients with PI-RADS 3 lesions across a large multi-institutional collaborative, is now available in Urologic Oncology:
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Our newest article, New Mental Health Diagnosis as a Prognostic Factor for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer, is now available in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer:
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Our newest article, Moving on from Retzius: A Call for Change, is now available in Urology:
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