Achieving Quality Assurance of Prostate Cancer Surgery During Reorganisation of Cancer Services

European Urology
Paul CathcartJohn Kelly

Abstract

National Health Service England recently oversaw a whole-scale reconfiguration of cancer services in London, UK, for a number of different cancer pathways. Centralisation of cancer surgery has occurred with prostate cancer (PCa) surgery only being commissioned at a single designated pelvic cancer surgical centre. This process has required surgeons to work in teams providing a hub-and-spoke model of care. To report the extent to which the initiation of a quality assurance programme (QAP) can improve the quality of PCa surgical care during reorganisation of cancer services in London. A pre- and postintervention study was initiated with 732 men undergoing robot-assisted radical PCa surgery over a 3-yr period, 396 men before the introduction of the QAP and 336 afterwards. Image-based surgical planning of cancer surgery and monthly peer review of individual surgeon outcomes incorporating rating and assessment of edited surgical video clips. We observed margin status (positive/negative), complication rate of surgery, 3-mo urinary continence, use of nerve-sparing surgery, and potency at 12 mo after surgery. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to compare outcomes before and after initiation of the QAP. Cox regression a...Continue Reading

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