How long should urologists observe patients with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy? Weibull analysis.

Masanori HasegawaKoichiro YamadaKeisuke ShigetaSoichiro YuzurihaMasayoshi KawakamiHakushi KimMayura NakanoMasahiro NittaYoshiaki KawamuraYumiko Tanaka Akira Miyajima

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2022)

The observation time after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy could be estimated by comparing the estimated hazard rates of prostate-specific antigen failure and other-cause death based on Weibull analysis. Urologists should pay attention to age and risk classifications for optimal postoperative observation.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
patients undergoing
working memory
data analysis