Day Temperature Difference and Aggravation of Low Urinary Tract Symptom in Benign Prostate Hypertrophy Patients in Korea: A National Health Insurance Service-National Cohort-based Study
- Authors
- Yuk H.D.; Jo M.K.; Chang I.H.; Kim S.J.; Lee D.-G.; Choi H.; Cho D.Y.; Sung L.H.; Chung J.Y.; Yu J.H.
- Issue Date
- Aug-2020
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Citation
- Urology, v.142, pp 106 - 111
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- Urology
- Volume
- 142
- Start Page
- 106
- End Page
- 111
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/42809
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.urology.2020.03.040
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
1527-9995
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To investigate the symptom deterioration of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) according to the difference in daily temperature. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From the National Health Insurance Service database, we collected and analyzed data on patients with BPH in 6 major metropolitan areas in Korea between January 2008 and December 2017. We investigated the rate of emergency room visits as well as the rate of urethral catheter insertion. RESULTS: In total, 1,446,465 patients were enrolled in this study. When the daily temperature difference was below 4°C, 28.5 patients visited the emergency room daily, while 42.2 patients visited the emergency room daily when the daily temperature difference exceeded 14°C. When the daily temperature difference was more than 14°C, about 48.0% more patients visited the emergency room than when the daily temperature difference was below 4°C. After visiting the emergency room, there were 11.9 patients who had a catheter inserted daily at the daily temperature difference below 4°C. When the daily temperature difference was more than 14°C, the number of catheter insertion cases was 17.8 patients daily, which was 49.2% higher than that of below 4°C. By time, surgery was performed most frequently within 3 months after visiting the emergency room. CONCLUSION: Day temperature difference appear to be related to the Lower urinary tract symptom of BPH patients. © 2020
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