Skip to main content

Table 4 Postoperative morbidity index (PMI), complication rate and severity of complication by procedure

From: The postoperative morbidity index: a quantitative weighing of postoperative complications applied to urological procedures

Procedure

Complication rate (%)

PMI*

Severity of complication**

Percutaneous nephrostomy tube

6.06

0.011

0.185

ESWL

8.33

0.023

0.273

Ureteral catheterization

15.19

0.026

0.169

Radical prostatectomy

14.41

0.029

0.198

Transurethral removal of ureteral obstruction

24.53

0.067

0.272

Transurethral destruction of bladder lesion

17.95

0.087

0.487

Inflatable penile prosthesis

27.78

0.093

0.336

Nephroureterectomy

28.81

0.104

0.360

Transurethral prostatectomy

35.63

0.107

0.301

Partial nephrectomy

38.46

0.152

0.396

Radical cystectomy

76.92

0.267

0.347

  1. *Severity points per case where 0 = no complication and 1 death.
  2. **Severity points per case with complication.
Back to article page

BMC Urology

ISSN: 1471-2490

Contact us