Radical retropubic prostatectomy: time trends, morbidity and mortality in Japan

Objectives To assess the time trends, morbidity and mortality of contemporary anatomical radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) in a multi‐institutional study in Japan, where RRP has become more popular in the last decade. Patients and methods Between January 1991 and August 1998, 638 patients under...

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Published in:BJU international 2000-02, Vol.85 (3), p.287-294
Main Authors: Arai, Y., Egawa, S., Tobisu, K., Sagiyama, K., Sumiyoshi, Y., Hashine, K., Kawakita, M., Matsuda, T., Matsumoto, K., Fujimoto, H., Okada, T., Kakehi, Y., Terachi, T., Ogawa, O.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Asian men
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Loss, Surgical
Blood Transfusion
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
complications
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
morbidity
Prostate cancer
prostatectomy
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatectomy - mortality
Prostatectomy - trends
Prostatic Neoplasms - mortality
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland
Thromboembolism - etiology
trends
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Summary:Objectives To assess the time trends, morbidity and mortality of contemporary anatomical radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) in a multi‐institutional study in Japan, where RRP has become more popular in the last decade. Patients and methods Between January 1991 and August 1998, 638 patients underwent RRP at seven urological centres in Japan. Major complications (within 30 days of surgery) and the 30‐day mortality were reviewed retrospectively. Of the patients, 12.9% were
ISSN:1464-4096
1464-410X
DOI:10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00468.x