ESCO system (Extent : severity : complications : Other problems system) for describing complete diagnosis and assessing prognosis in individual patients
S Kumar
Dept. of Urology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
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S Kumar Dept. of Urology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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For the purpose of treating individuals patients and also for ascertaining their prognosis mere disease identification is not enough and the details of anatomical extent of the disease, pathological severity of the disease, associated complications and accompanying problems are necessary. These details are communicated by ESCO System (Extent-Severity-Complications-Other Problems System) presented here for describing complete diagnosis and assessing prognosis in individual patients. The elements of the system are defined and examples of its application are described.
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