Investigating trends in interest for benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery options using Google Trends

Daniels, James P.; Patel, Devin; Galván, Gloria C.; Friedrich, Nadine A.; Das, Sanjay; Akhavein, Arash; Daskivich, Timothy J.; Josephson, David; Desai, Premal J.; Nunzio, Cosimo De; Freedland, Stephen J.

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“…Internet searches for "UroLift" and "Rez um" had also increased during that same time frame, demonstrating a shift in public interest toward MISTs. 30 Our data represent a unique source of information that covers multiple regions and practice settings, during a period in which new modalities of BPH surgery were emerging. Given the numerous existing techniques available to providers and patients and generally broad guidelines, it seems likely that practice variation will continue to exist, highlighting the importance of provider-patient shared decision-making.…”

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“…These observations align with other studies examining the evolving patterns in BPH surgical treatments toward laser and minimally invasive technologies. [26][27][28][29][30] Another study discovered that among all BPH procedures, TURP was the most frequently searched term by men on Google from 2015 to 2019. Internet searches for "UroLift" and "Rez um" had also increased during that same time frame, demonstrating a shift in public interest toward MISTs.…”

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National Trends in Surgical Management for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia From 2013 to 2019 in the United States

Feiertag,

Clark

2024

Urology Practice

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Introduction: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common urologic pathology for older men. The prevalence and effect on quality of life have prompted the development of new surgical procedures to manage BPH while attempting to minimize treatment side effects. The objective of this study is to utilize TriNetX, a third-party database, to investigate temporal trends in BPH procedures from 2013 to 2019 in the United States.Methods: Male patients aged 18 to 100 who were diagnosed with BPH from 2013 to 2019 were filtered from the TriNetX Diamond Network. Yearly cohorts undergoing a BPH-related procedure were searched using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes. Temporal and descriptive analytics were utilized to describe trends in treatment utilization.Results: There were 302,646 BPH procedures recorded on the TriNetX Diamond Network. Transurethral resection of the prostate was the most commonly performed procedure, accounting for 47.2% of procedures in 2013 and 44.9% in 2019. Photoselective vaporization of the prostate remained a popular treatment but showed the greatest decrease in utilization over time (31.8% in 2013, 21.5% in 2019). Prostatic urethral lift (UroLift) was rapidly embraced as a treatment modality, as usage increased by 18.3% over a 6-year period (0.0% in 2014, up to 18.3% in 2019). Other procedures such as Rez um (5.8%) and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (5.1%) made up greater proportions of BPH procedures by 2019.Conclusions: Transurethral resection of the prostate was the most common procedure from 2013 to 2019. However, minimally invasive surgeries represent an increased percentage of BPH surgeries every year.

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