Table 1.
Utilization of guideline recommended services by time period using means and compliance (yes/no) of individual quality measures within 2 years defined as ≥4 cystoscopies, ≥4 cytologies, 1 upper tract imaging, 1 perioperative mitomycin, or ≥6 BCG treatments
| Mean (SD) Services Utilized | Number (%) Compliant | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality-of-care measures | 1992–1997 | 1998–2002 | P* | 2003–2009 | Py | 1992–1997 | 1998–2002 | P* | 2003–2009 | Py |
| Cystoscopy | 4.7 (1.9) | 4.9 (1.8) | .54 | 4.9 (1.7) | .77 | 129 (80.1) | 126 (81.8) | .70 | 444 (83.5) | .63 |
| Upper tract imaging | 1.4 (2.5) | 1.1 (1.6) | .74 | 1.3 (1.7) | .07 | 82 (50.9) | 79 (51.3) | .95 | 303 (57.0) | .21 |
| Mitomycin C | 0.03 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.5) | <.01 | 0.4 (0.7) | <.01 | <11 (<7%) | 17 (11.0) | <.01 | 150 (28.2) | <.01 |
| BCG | 5.6 (7.0) | 6.0 (6.2) | .25 | 6.5 (6.3) | .21 | 72 (44.7) | 86 (55.8) | .05 | 298 (56.0) | .97 |
| Cytology | 1.9 (2.1) | 1.9 (2.2) | .85 | 1.7 (2.1) | .40 | 44 (27.3) | 36 (23.4) | .42 | 123 (23.1) | .95 |
Bold values denotes statistical significance.
*
P value is the comparison between time periods 1992 and 1997 and 1998 and 2002.
y
P value is the comparison between time periods 1998 and 2002 and 2003 and 2009.