Table 2. Distribution of experience at the time of surgery for men 18 and older who received an Artificial Urethral Sphincter (AUS) between 1988 and 2008.

Includes only surgeons with full case history (defined as at least one of the first 10 cases on record).

By surgeon		By Patient
Total lifetime number of AUS implant procedures	No. of surgeons (%)	Surgeon experience at time of initial implant	No. of patients (%)
<5	4,757 (59)	<5	21,984 (37)
5–9	1,443 (18)	5–9	11,696 (20)
10–49	1,679 (21)	10–49	21,395 (36)
50–99	106 (1)	50–99	3,144 (5)
100–199	25 (<1)	100–199	904 (2)
≥200	3 (<1)	≥200	143 (<1)
Total	8,013	Total	59,266