Surgical Quality Improvement

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Outcomes

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) objectively measures and reports risk-adjusted surgical outcomes based on a defined sampling and abstraction methodology. These outcomes data reflect Cleveland Clinic’s transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) ACS NSQIP performance benchmarked against 458 participating sites.

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) (458 sites)NObservedExpected
30 Day Mortality961.04%0.20%
30 Day Morbidity963.13%4.26%
Cardiac960.00%0.24%
Unplanned Intubation960.00%0.05%
Renal Failure960.00%0.15%
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)961.04%3.33%
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)960.00%0.27%
Sepsis961.04%0.65%
C. Diff Colitis960.00%0.08%
Unplanned Reoperation960.00%1.51%
Unplanned Readmission965.21%4.80%

American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2023.
ACS NSQIP® Semiannual Report July 3, 2023, Chicago: American College of Surgeons.