Impact of surgical experience on in-hospital complication rates in patients undergoing minimally invasive prostatectomy: a population-based study.

  • Lars Budäus
  • Maxine Sun
  • Firas Abdollah
  • Kevin C Zorn
  • Monica Morgan
  • Rupinder Johal
  • Daniel Liberman
  • Rodolphe Thuret
  • Hendrik Isbarn
  • Georg Salomon
  • Alexander Haese
  • Francesco Montorsi
  • Shahrokh F Shariat
  • Paul Perrotte
  • Markus Graefen
  • Pierre I Karakiewicz

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Abstract

The relationship between provider volume and complication and transfusion rates in patients undergoing minimally invasive prostatectomy (MIRP) for prostate cancer has not been assessed. Temporal trends in MIRP annual surgical caseload (AC), impact of MIRP surgical experience (SE), and in-hospital complication and transfusion rates were evaluated.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number3
ISSN1068-9265
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 20953720