Summary & Timescale of the Data

The 3-year data collection period was from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019.

5,152 cases were submitted in total, of which 4,833 were from England (1,846 from 2017, 1,717 from 2018 and 1270 from 2019); these 5,152 cases came from 154 consultants at 69 sites, and include 93 private patients from 31 consultants.

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) for 2017, 2018 & 2019 indicate that there were 5,434 radical cystectomies undertaken in England during this time period (1913 in 2017 and 1,916 in 2018 & 1605 in 2019), so this audit collected data on 89% of the radical cystectomies undertaken in England during 2017 to 2019 (inclusive).

Of the total 5,152 cases reported 50.1% were open, 40.7% were robotic assisted, 4.2% laparoscopic and 4.9% Minimally invasive NOS.

It is also important to note that as a result of the COVID-19 crisis some surgeons and units may have been unable to submit all or any of their 2019 data.

Activity by year

Adverse events

The transfusion rate for open cases was 17.9%;  the transfusion rate for minimally invasive cases was 4.0%.

The overall 30-day mortality rate was 1.2% (62 out of 5152); the overall cumulative 90-day mortality rate was 2.2% (114 out of 5152).

Timeline for data publication