Table 1.
Patients characteristics according to procedure
| Variable | Overall | E-TURP | L-TURP | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. patients (%) | 8066 (100) | 6777 (84.0) | 1289 (16.0) | – |
| Age, years | <0.001 | |||
| Mean (median) | 73.1 (74) | 72.8 (73) | 74.7 (76) | |
| IQR | 67–80 | 67–79 | 69–81 | |
| Race | <0.001 | |||
| White | 6439 (79.8) | 5426 (80.1) | 1013 (78.6) | |
| Hispanic | 787 (9.8) | 649 (9.6) | 138 (10.7) | |
| Black | 518 (6.4) | 461 (6.8) | 57 (4.4) | |
| Other | 322 (4.0) | 241 (3.6) | 81 (6.3) | |
| Surgeon volume/year | <0.001 | |||
| 1–5 | 2694 (33.4) | 1963 (29.0) | 731 (56.7) | |
| 6–13 | 2694 (33.4) | 2391 (35.3) | 303 (23.5) | |
| ≥14 | 2694 (33.2) | 2423 (35.8) | 255 (19.5) | |
| Hospital volume/year | <0.001 | |||
| 1–19 | 2742 (34.0) | 2252 (33.2) | 490 (38.0) | |
| 20–40 | 2673 (33.1) | 2297 (33.9) | 376 (29.2) | |
| ≥41 | 2651 (32.9) | 2228 (32.9) | 423 (32.8) | |
| Payer | 0.001 | |||
| Medicare/Medicaid | 6461 (80.1) | 5385 (79.5) | 1076 (83.5) | |
| Private | 1346 (16.7) | 1179 (17.4) | 167 (13.0) | |
| Other | 259 (3.2) | 213 (3.1) | 46 (3.6) | |
| Comorbidity score | 0.018 | |||
| 0 | 5355 (66.4) | 4539 (67.0) | 817 (63.4) | |
| 1 | 2173 (26.9) | 1805 (26.6) | 368 (28.5) | |
| ≥2 | 538 (6.7) | 434 (6.4) | 104 (8.1) |
IQR: interquartile range; E-TURP: electrocautery transuretral resection of the prostate; L-TURP: laser transuretral resection of the prostate.