Multidisciplinary Collaborative Operations of Urology and Other Surgical Specialties: Thirteen Years of Experience at a Single Center

Abstract

Objective:Operative procedures performed collectively by urology and other surgical specialties were investigated in this study.Materials and Methods:In this study, surgeries performed out at a single center throughout the 13 years’ period between May 2008 and February 2021 were examined retrospectively, the operations performed by the urology department and other surgical branches jointly, the procedures executed and the reasons for perioperative consultation were reviewed through operative reports. The number of performed surgeries, their types, frequencies, the status of whether emergency or elective were observed separately and tables were created by determining the most frequently done collaborative operations.Results:The total number of patients having collective surgeries was 472. Three hundred twenty-two of these consisted of operations in cooperation with general surgery, 94 with obstetrics and gynecology, 40 with cardiovascular surgery, 9 with orthopedics, 5 with thoracic surgery and 2 with plastic and reconstructive surgery branches.Conclusion:Operations performed in collaboration with other surgical specialties reveal a multidisciplinary contribution in the assessment, treatment planning and surgical management of patients. The success of surgical treatment is closely related to the continuity of interdisciplinary communication and collective evaluations during and after surgery and before the surgery. As there are many surgical procedures performed by urology as part of a team with other branches, the review of these operations will help make more accurate and faster collaborative decisions in similar future cases that may be encountered.

Keywords

• multidisciplinary operations
• multidisciplinary evaluation
• urology
• perioperative consultation