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Prostate and Urologic Cancer Reports

Prostatectomy Report Card

The Prostate and Urologic Cancer Program at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains an extensive database of surgery patients. The data below reflects men who had a prostatectomy (removal of the prostate gland) for the treatment for prostate cancer. This surgery is used if the cancer appears not to have spread outside the gland.  
National Reports
In addition to the data found on this page, the Prostate and Urologic Cancer Program tracks its performance against national quality care measures.


Key measures for open prostatectomies and robotic prostatectomies performed between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008, are shown below.

Key Measures: Open Radical Prostatectomy and Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

* See graphs below this chart for historical trends on these selected outcomes measures
FMCW = Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Statistics: Jan. 2007 – June 2008; NAT = National Statistics: Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2005 (See reference below chart)
Outcome Measure FMCW
Open Procedure
NAT
Open Procedure
FMCW
Lap. Procedure
NAT
Lap. Procedure
* Number of Procedures
(Total cases by surgical mocality, for interval)
121 818 68 612
Average Length of Surgery
189 minutes 188 minutes 357 minutes 199 minutes
Average Length of Stay
45 hours 79 hours 61 hours 48 hours
Average Blood Loss 425 milliliters 1,267milliliters 388 milliliters 315 milliliters
Transfusion Rate 0.8 percent 49 percent 0 percent 3 percent
12 month potency
(Normal pre-op function with bilateral nerve preservation)
73 percent 42 percent Analysis in progress 42 percent
12 month continence
Percentage of men meeting accepted, quantitative definition of urinary continence (less than 1gm leakage on 1 hour pad test) within 12 months following surgery
85 percent 75 percent Analysis in progress 48 percent
Serious Complications
Rectal injury, ICU admission, myocardial infarction (heart attack), unable to perform, or pulmonary embolism within 30 days following surgery
0.8 percent (all complications noted in first column) 0.8 percent (myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism only) 0 percent (all complications in first column) 1 percent (myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism only)


National Statistics Source: Touijer, K., et. al. Comprehensive Prospective Comparative Analysis of Outcomes Between Open and Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Conducted in 2003 to 2005; The Journal of Urology, May 2008, Vol. 179:1811-1817

The following four charts compare open and robotic prostatectomy data over two years:









The above information addresses the Institute of Medicine’s aim for health care that is safe or effective.

 

 

Author: Marla Fraunfelder

Date: Aug. 20, 2009

Medical Reviewer: William See, MD

Last Review Date: Aug. 20, 2009

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