Summary & Timescale of the Data

The 2-year data collection period was from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015.

3,743 cases were submitted in total, of which 3,410 were from England (1,640 from 2014 and 1,770 from 2015); these 3,743 cases came from 161 consultants at 84 sites, and include 68 private patients from 23 consultants.

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)  for 2014 & 2015 indicate that there were 3,980 radical cystectomies undertaken in England during this time period (2,028 in 2014 and 1,952 in 2015), so this audit collected data on 86% of the radical cystectomies undertaken in England during 2014 and 2015.

Of the total 3,743 cases reported 67.8% were open, 20.6% were robotic assisted, 7.5% laparoscopic, 1.7% Minimally invasive NOS and in 2.5% of cases the technique was not recorded.

Overall Median number of cases per consultant: 18 (range 1 - 176)
Overall Median number of cases per centre:  31 (range 1 - 205)

• Median number of cases per consultant in 2014: 9 (range 1 - 85)
• Median number of cases per centre in 2014:  17 (range 1 - 104)
• Median number of cases per consultant in 2015: 11 (range 1 - 91)
• Median number of cases per centre in 2015 :  22 (range 1 - 101)

The overall transfusion rate was 19.7%; for England only, the rate was 18.7%. In England only, the transfusion rates by technique were: open 24.6%, laparoscopic 8.1% and robotic 7.2%.

The overall 30-day mortality rate was 1.5% (56 out of 3743); the overall 90-day mortality rate was 2.6% (99 out of 3743).

Timeline for 2014 & 2015 Data