OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether orchiopexies are occurring later than recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics 1996 guidelines (around age 1). Adherence to guidelines is poorly studied. METHODS: The main cohort consisted of 4103 boys insured from birth (Innovus i3, insurance claims database). The complementary cohort consisted of 17 010 insured and noninsured boys (Pediatric Health Information System, PHIS). The inclusion criteria was age ≤ 5 years at time of International Classification of Disease, 9th revision-defined cryptorchidism diagnosis. The primary outcome was timely surgery (orchiopexy by age 18 months). RESULTS: In Innovus, 87% of boys who underwent an orchiopexy had a timely orchiopexy. Of those who did not undergo surgery (n = 2738), 90% had at least 1 subsequent well-care visit. Those who underwent timely surgery were referred to a surgeon at a younger age compared with those who underwent late surgery (4.1 vs 16.1 months, P < .00005). Predictors of timely surgery were number of well-care visits (odds ratio 1.5, 95% confidence interval 1.3-1.7), continuity of primary care (odds ratio 1.9, 95% confidence interval 1.3-2.7), and use of laparoscopy (odds ratio 4.5, 95% confidence interval 1.4-14.9). Family/internal medicine as referring provider was predictive of delayed surgery (odds ratio 0.5, 95% confidence interval 0.3-0.8). In the Pediatric Health Information System, 61% of those with private insurance had timely surgery compared with 54% of those without private insurance (P < .0001). CONCLUSION: We found an unexpectedly high adherence to guidelines in our continuously insured since birth Innovus population. Primary care continuity and well-care visits were associated with timely surgery. Further studies can confirm these findings in nonprivately insured patients with the ultimate goal of instituting quality improvement initiatives.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether orchiopexies are occurring later than recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics 1996 guidelines (around age 1). Adherence to guidelines is poorly studied. METHODS: The main cohort consisted of 4103 boys insured from birth (Innovus i3, insurance claims database). The complementary cohort consisted of 17 010 insured and noninsured boys (Pediatric Health Information System, PHIS). The inclusion criteria was age ≤ 5 years at time of International Classification of Disease, 9th revision-defined cryptorchidism diagnosis. The primary outcome was timely surgery (orchiopexy by age 18 months). RESULTS: In Innovus, 87% of boys who underwent an orchiopexy had a timely orchiopexy. Of those who did not undergo surgery (n = 2738), 90% had at least 1 subsequent well-care visit. Those who underwent timely surgery were referred to a surgeon at a younger age compared with those who underwent late surgery (4.1 vs 16.1 months, P < .00005). Predictors of timely surgery were number of well-care visits (odds ratio 1.5, 95% confidence interval 1.3-1.7), continuity of primary care (odds ratio 1.9, 95% confidence interval 1.3-2.7), and use of laparoscopy (odds ratio 4.5, 95% confidence interval 1.4-14.9). Family/internal medicine as referring provider was predictive of delayed surgery (odds ratio 0.5, 95% confidence interval 0.3-0.8). In the Pediatric Health Information System, 61% of those with private insurance had timely surgery compared with 54% of those without private insurance (P < .0001). CONCLUSION: We found an unexpectedly high adherence to guidelines in our continuously insured since birth Innovus population. Primary care continuity and well-care visits were associated with timely surgery. Further studies can confirm these findings in nonprivately insured patients with the ultimate goal of instituting quality improvement initiatives.
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