Effectiveness and safety of penile prosthesis. IPE-98/15 (Public report)
Saenz Calvo A, Conde Olasagasti J L, Imaz Iglesia I, Hernandez Torres A
Record ID 31999008012
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
To assess the effectiveness and safety of penile prosthesis in the treatment of impotence for public coverage considerations.
Authors' recommendations:
Since this procedure is a surgical technology, with an high degree of irreversibility in case of failure, the penile prosthesis should be considered as the last therapeutic option. The public health care coverage of the impotence disorder must be better defined. The penile prosthesis implantation should not be considered as common practice in the Spanish health care system. Its use should be controlled and considered as a technology to be assessed with the appropriate methodology and performed in hospitals with research capabilities.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.isciii.es/aets
Year Published:
1998
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Spain
MeSH Terms
- Penile Prosthesis
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agencia de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias
Contact Address:
Instituto de Salud "Carlos III", Calle Sinesio Delgado 6, Pabellon 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain. Tel: +34 9 1 822 2005; Fax: +34 9 1 387 7841;
Contact Name:
Luis M. Sánchez Gómez
Contact Email:
luism.sanchez@isciii.es
Copyright:
Agencia de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias (AETS)
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