Teams providing this form of surgery should carry out a cumulative total of at least 50 radical operations (cystectomies or radical prostatectomies) for bladder or prostate cancer per year. This level of work-load is currently unusual in the UK and a transition period is likely to be required for re-organisation of services before the criterion of 50 operations can be met. In the meantime surgeons who currently carry out fewer than five cystectomies per year should refer patients to designated surgeons who will become more specialised in this type of surgery.
What was measured: Surgeons performing at least 5 cystectomies per year.
Data collection end: December 2012
58%
Area covered:
National
Source:
Patel P et al. (2014) Evaluation of outcomes following centralization of cystectomy services in the United Kingdom. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 32