This database was last updated in July 2015 and is based on data from 2009 to 2013. It should only be used as a historical snapshot.
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CRAIG CANFIELD
- 77 CASA ST, SUITE 202, SAN LUIS OBISPO,
CALIFORNIA
93405-5803 | 805-786-2500
(address information updated Feb. 21, 2008)
How we calculated these rates: Guided by top researchers and doctors, ProPublica used Medicare data from 2009-2013 to identify cases where a patient died in the hospital or had to be readmitted within 30 days for a problem related to one of these elective procedures. We then calculated complication rates for surgeons, carefully accounting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. These rates are calculated using data from Medicare records, which do not include patients with private insurance or in another program like Medicaid. A surgeon’s rate spans all hospitals at which he or she operates and is not unique to a given hospital. Read our methodology »
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Prostate Removal
Radical prostatectomy (ICD-9-CM code 60.5)
The removal of the entire prostate gland via the open or laparoscopic or robotic method. Usually performed to treat prostate cancer. More information 