Temporal National Trends of Minimally Invasive and Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes from 2003 to 2007: Results from the 100% Medicare Sample - Kowalczyk, Keith J.; Levy, Jesse M.; Caplan, Craig F.; Lipsitz, Stuart R.; Yu, Hua-yin; Gu, Xiangmei; Hu, Jim C. (European urology, 2012)
Keywords: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Chi-Square Distribution; Complications; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Male genital diseases; Medical sciences; Medicare; Medicare - trends; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - mortality; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - trends; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Odds Ratio; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy - adverse effects; Prostatectomy - mortality; Prostatectomy - trends; Prostatic Neoplasms - mortality; Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery; Radical prostatectomy; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumors; Tumors of the urinary system; United States; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Urology; United States; Radical prostatectomy; Medicare; Complications; Prostate cancer; Health insurance; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Prognosis; Prostate disease; Sample; Malignant tumor; Infiltrating tumor; Time variation; Urology; Treatment; Surgery; Retropubic route; Complication; Prostatectomy; Surgical approach; Male genital diseases; Cancer