Tag: high volume surgery

  • Is the Complication Rate of Radical Cystectomy Predictive of the Complication Rate of Other Urological Procedures?

    Source: UroToday A higher hospital radical cystectomy volume appears to lead to a lower risk of complications only after other common urological oncological procedures, namely radical prostatectomy and nephrectomy, but not after nononcological urology procedures. This abstract found that hospitals that performed radical cystectomy (removal of the bladder and surrounding tissue for bladder cancer) had…

  • Surgeon influence on prostate cancer outcomes

    UroToday – Prostate Cancer Surgery Outcomes: Surgeon Dependent Factors “Subgroup analysis showed superior recurrence free survival for patients treated by surgeons with greater than 1,000 operations compared to less than 50 operations. After 250 surgeries, the curves plateau.” This was a presentation by one of the worlds best prostate cancer surgeons, Dr. Peter Scardino. Pertinent…