Patient satisfaction with short stays for radical prostatectomy
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Published on: May 19, 2022
M S Litwin1, A I Shpall, F Dorey
1Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles 90095-1738, USA.
Objectives:
We evaluated the effects on patient satisfaction of shortened postoperative hospital stays after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP).
Methods:
A previously validated, self-administered instrument was used to assess satisfaction with care in a retrospective, cross-sectional study of 129 men who had undergone RRP after implementation of a short-stay clinical care pathway. Health-related quality of life outcomes, comorbidity, and sociodemographic data were also measured with established instruments.
Results:
Satisfaction with care was uniformly high and did not vary with length of stay (LOS), time since surgery, or health-related quality of life.
Conclusions:
Decreased LOS mandated by the need for a cost-efficiency path does not adversely affect patient satisfaction.
