Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patient is associated with subsequent increased risks of outpatient visits and hospitalizations: A population-based study

Kun-Lin Hsieh, Hung-Yen Chin, Tsia-Shu Lo, Cheng-Yu Long, Chung-Han Ho, Steven Kuan-Hua Huang, Yao-Chi Chuang and Ming-Ping Wu

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-12

Abstract: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is not only a chronic urinary bladder pain syndrome but is also associated with multifactorial etiology. Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that IC/BPS is associated with subsequent increased risks of outpatient visits and hospitalizations. Using nationwide database, the diagnoses were based on the International Classification Codes (ICD-9-CM) (595.1) of at least three outpatient services during 2002–2008, (n = 27,990) and cystoscopic finding Hunner type and/or glomerulation with pre-audit criteria. All recruited cases monitored for subsequent outpatient visits and hospitalizations for 2 years, including all-cause and specialty-specific departments, were classified according to medical specialty and age group (

Date: 2021
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