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.

Key measures for open prostatectomies performed between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010, and robotic prostatectomies performed between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2010, are shown below.

Key Measures: Open Radical Prostatectomy and Robotic Prostatectomy Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Open data: Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2010 Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Robotic data: Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2010
Outcome Measure	Open Procedure	Robotic Procedure
Number of Procedures	114	60
Average Length of Surgery	189 minutes	186 minutes
Average Length of Stay	40 hours	32 hours
Average Blood Loss	359 milliliters	204 milliliters
Transfusion Rate	1.8 percent	0 percent
Complications	2.6 percent	1.7 percent

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

Last Review Date: Sept 6, 2011

Online Editor(s): Kathryn Adam

Prostate and Urologic Cancer Reports

Prostatectomy Report Card

Key Measures: Open Radical Prostatectomy and Robotic Prostatectomy