The changing trend in prostatectomy in a district general hospital.
The results of 600 prostatectomies performed at Kingston Hospital are reviewed with particular reference to morbidity and mortality. The indication for surgery was prostatism in 61% of patients and retention in 34.5%. Transurethral resection (TUR) was performed in 65.5% of the operations. The mean postoperative stay for TUR was 6 days but for open operation 10 days. The overall complication rate including urinary tract infections was 14.8%, with an overall mortality of 1.3%. The results show the trends and improvement in service achieved since an earlier report of 600 cases published in 1979.
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D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000639:trends*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000601:surgery