Related Experiment Videos
Radical prostatectomy: prospective assessment of mortality and morbidity
P J Davidson1, D van den Ouden, F H Schroeder
1Department of Urology, Erasmus University and Academic Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective:
To prospectively analyse the morbidity of radical prostatectomy.
Methods:
Morbidity data from 188 consecutive radical prostatectomy patients were collected prospectively. Mortality, intraoperative, early postoperative and late postoperative complications were analysed.
Results:
1.5% mortality. 3.7% suffered an intraoperative complication. Early postoperative problems were common (43%). Of those with greater than 1 year follow-up, 5.9% remained with some incontinence, and a further 11 patients had artificial sphincters implanted; 32% had narrowing of the anastomosis, requiring at least 1 dilation; 43% of patients retained their potency.
Conclusions:
It is concluded that radical prostatectomy can be performed with minimal mortality and acceptable morbidity.