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Mortality of patients after radical prostatectomy: analysis of recent Medicare claims.

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Mark, DH
Published in: J Urol
September 1994

A 100% sample of Medicare claims records of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy in 1990 was analyzed for 30-day mortality and 1-year all-cause mortality rates. Overall, there was a 0.5% 30-day mortality and 1.8% 1-year mortality rate. Compared to the general population, mortality was approximately half of expected mortality and close to estimated mortality of elderly men in excellent health. There was no trend of increasing 30-day mortality with patient age, and a modestly increased 1-year mortality rate with increasing age. These results are consistent with improved perioperative survival for all patients compared to analyses performed on data for prior years and selection of healthy patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. These trends improve the potential benefit of radical prostatectomy.

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J Urol

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ISSN

0022-5347

Publication Date

September 1994

Volume

152

Issue

3

Start / End Page

896 / 898

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Prostatectomy
  • Medicare
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Mark, D. H. (1994). Mortality of patients after radical prostatectomy: analysis of recent Medicare claims. J Urol, 152(3), 896–898. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32602-2
Mark, D. H. “Mortality of patients after radical prostatectomy: analysis of recent Medicare claims.J Urol 152, no. 3 (September 1994): 896–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32602-2.
Mark, D. H. “Mortality of patients after radical prostatectomy: analysis of recent Medicare claims.J Urol, vol. 152, no. 3, Sept. 1994, pp. 896–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32602-2.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Urol

DOI

ISSN

0022-5347

Publication Date

September 1994

Volume

152

Issue

3

Start / End Page

896 / 898

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Prostatectomy
  • Medicare
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences