{"title":"Addressing an urgent treatment gap in advanced prostate cancer.","authors":"Ricardo A Rendon","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.9053","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.9053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":"18 12","pages":"373"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623334/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing maximal wait times for urologic surgery in Canada in 2024.","authors":"Hassan Razvi, Troy Sitland, Fred Saad","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.9029","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.9029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":"18 12","pages":"376-378"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623331/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dhiraj S Bal, David Chung, Harliv Dhillon, Maximilian Fidel, Jainik Shah, Alagarsamy Pandian, Jasmir G Nayak, Premal Patel
{"title":"The safety and efficacy of ambulatory urologic surgery A paradigm shift towards optimizing resource use in outpatient settings.","authors":"Dhiraj S Bal, David Chung, Harliv Dhillon, Maximilian Fidel, Jainik Shah, Alagarsamy Pandian, Jasmir G Nayak, Premal Patel","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8806","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.8806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Amid substantial surgical wait lists, novel methods are needed to improve the delivery of surgical care in Canada. One strategy involves shifting select surgeries from hospitals into community ambulatory centers, which expedite procedures and allow hospitals to prioritize critical and complex patients. We sought to evaluate surgical outcomes at a novel, Canadian urologic clinic and surgical center.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted at a novel, accredited surgical facility and outpatient ambulatory clinic from August 2022 to August 2023. Procedures ranged from scrotal and transurethral surgeries to inflatable penile prosthesis insertion. Traditional outpatient procedures, including vasectomy and cystoscopy, were excluded. All patients were discharged the same day and seen 4-6 weeks post-procedure. Variables of interest included surgery type, anesthesia administered, additional clinic appointments, unplanned family physician appointments, visits to the emergency department (ED), and hospital admissions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a 12-month period, 519 surgeries were performed. The mean patient age was 49.6±17.3 years, with most classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1-2 (88.8%). Most (95.8%, n=497) patients did not require medical care outside the clinic before their scheduled followup; 2.5% (n=13) visited the ED presenting for wound concerns, postoperative pain, query infection, or catheter-related concerns. Only 1.7% (n=9) required an unscheduled appointment with their family physician, with concerns being inadequate postoperative pain management (n=4) or suspected infection (n=4). No patient required hospital admission.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Many urologic surgeries classically performed in hospital operating rooms can be safely performed in a non-hospital, outpatient surgical facility with preservation of good outcomes. This strategy can potentially improve the efficiency of urologic healthcare delivery in select patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":" ","pages":"393-397"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623336/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Upping the ante (with machine-learning) for patients with UTUC.","authors":"Kristen McAlpine","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.9052","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.9052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":"18 12","pages":"419"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623332/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos E Stecca, Deepro Chowdhury, Normand Blais, Nimira Alimohamed, Lori Wood, Christina M Canil, Bernie Eigl, Girish S Kulkarni, Peter C Black, Wassim Kassouf, Peter Chung, Scott North, Di Maria Jiang, Srikala S Sridhar
{"title":"2024 CUA-GUMOC Expert Report: Management of unresectable locally advanced and metastatic urothelial carcinoma.","authors":"Carlos E Stecca, Deepro Chowdhury, Normand Blais, Nimira Alimohamed, Lori Wood, Christina M Canil, Bernie Eigl, Girish S Kulkarni, Peter C Black, Wassim Kassouf, Peter Chung, Scott North, Di Maria Jiang, Srikala S Sridhar","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8946","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.8946","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":"18 12","pages":"379-390"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623328/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ambulatory urologic surgery A paradigm shift towards optimizing resource use in outpatient settings.","authors":"Joseph Moryousef, Udi Blankstein","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.9050","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.9050","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":"18 12","pages":"398"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623337/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The king has been dethroned.","authors":"Dominick Bossé","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.9046","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.9046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50613,"journal":{"name":"Cuaj-Canadian Urological Association Journal","volume":"18 12","pages":"391"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623327/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}