Amy E. Krambeck, MD, reflects on 754 HoLEP procedures performed by her team in 2024

In this video, Amy E. Krambeck, MD, reflects on Northwestern University performing 754 holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) procedures in 2024. Krambeck is a professor of urology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

Transcription:

You and your team performed 754 HoLEP procedures in 2024. Could you reflect on the significance of this and what factors led to such a high rate of completed procedures?

I would say the fact that we performed 754 HoLEP procedures in 2024 is a reflection of the efficiency and the high quality of care that you receive at Northwestern. Yes, I am a fast surgeon, and the other 2 individuals, Dr [Perry] Xu and Dr [Amanda] Vo, also are fast, good surgeons, so that contributes to the volume, but you couldn't do that many procedures without an amazing team. That requires teamwork, starting at the pre-op level, with nurses that understand what we need for the surgery; at the anesthesia level, understanding that we need a certain level of anesthetic, but not so deep that it will take a long time to put them to sleep or wake them up, and then at the post-op recovery level with the nurses. And then to get that many patients in, we work with a full team of physician's assistants and secretaries and nurses that help to get the patients to see us, get them ready for surgery. It really takes an army to be able to have a program of this size.

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