Purpose: To compare the safety and durability of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and Laser prostatectomy (LP) among multi-morbid and elderly patients.
Methods: Using data retrieved from the New York State Department of Health Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System and the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, we selected cohorts of 1) multi-morbid (Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 3) and 2) elderly (aged ≥ 75) patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who underwent laser coagulation, vaporization, enucleation, or TURP between January 2005 and December 2016. We assessed the post-operative incidence of hospital readmission and ER visit at 30 days and 90 days, complications at 90 days, and reoperation and the development of urethral stricture at 6 months or longer.
Results: We found 12,815 and 29,806 patients in the multi-morbid and elderly cohort, respectively. Compared to LP, TURP was associated with lower odds of 90-day hospital readmission and ER visit in the multi-morbid cohort (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.85-1.00) and higher odds in the elderly cohort (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.14). The multi-morbid cohort showed lower odds of urinary tract infections (Ref: LP, OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.73-0.93). The elderly cohort showed higher odds of experiencing hematuria (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.03-1.59) post TURP. TURP was associated with a 19% (95% CI 0.66-1.00) and 20% (95% CI 0.71-0.91) reduced hazard of reoperation at 6 months or longer for multi-morbid and elderly cohorts, respectively.
Conclusion: Compared to LP, TURP was associated with higher complication rates for the multi-morbid and elderly cohorts overall but a lower hazard of reoperation, supporting its durability.
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