AIMS: We explored re-interventions and short and long term adverse events associated with procedures for male @entity322 among Medicare beneficiaries. METHODS: All inpatient and outpatient claims for a simple random sample of Medicare beneficiaries for 2000-2011 were queried to identify @entity1 of interest. All male @entity1 with an International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition (ICD-9) diagnosis code for @entity3142 or mixed @entity322 were included. Artificial urinary sphincter recipients, @entity1 who underwent a sling operation and those receiving an injection of a bulking agent were identified with Current Procedure Terminology ( @entity1191 -4) and ICD-9 Procedure Codes. RESULTS: The entire cohort of 1,246 @entity1 were operated on between 2001 and 2011. 34.9% of them received an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS), 28.7% with a bulking agent, and 36.4% with a sling. There were no statistically significant differences in demographics or comorbidities between the treatment groups, except that more sling @entity1 were @entity28 (P   =   0.006) and fewer bulk @entity1 had @entity6 (P   =   0.007). There are, however, significant changes in procedures selected over time (P   <   0.001). In the first year and over the entire follow-up after surgery, @entity1 treated with bulking agents had the most subsequent interventions (40.1% and 52.9%), followed by sling (10.4% and 15.5%), and AUS (2.3% and 20%) (P   <   0.001). Post-operative and 90 day complications were low. CONCLUSIONS: All three treatments seem to be safe among Medicare beneficiaries with multiple comorbidities. The urological, infectious, and @entity16 occurrences were low.

National study of utilization of male XXXX procedures.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['incontinence'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurological complication'] @entity1191 :: ('CHEBI:27656', 'Chemical') :: ['CPT'] @entity3142 :: ('MESH:D014550', 'Disease') :: ['stress incontinence']
@entity322 :: (MESH:D014549,Disease) :: ['incontinence']
