Surgeon Learning Curves for Laser Prostate Surgery: Switching from HoLEP to ThuLEP

A prospective analysis of the first 100 consecutive pulsed Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) procedures performed by three surgeons with varying Holmium laser (HoLEP) experience. The dataset, authored by Leo F. Stadelmeier and last updated in April 2026, likely contains perioperative characteristics, functional results, and safety outcomes for assessing learning curves.

Use Cases

• Modeling surgical learning curves based on prior experience levels mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the relationship between laser energy usage and surgeon proficiency
• Comparing enucleation efficiency (g/min) and time (min) plateaus across different training backgrounds
• Evaluating the safety and feasibility of structured training programs for new surgical technologies

Strengths

• Prospective analysis of 100 consecutive procedures provides a controlled study cohort
• Directly compares three distinct surgeon experience levels: highly experienced (>1,000 prior surgeries), moderately experienced (>200), and novice
• Includes specific performance metrics such as enucleation efficiency (g/min), time (min), and laser energy (kJ)
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small (16.7 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Prospective analysis of surgical procedures

Time Range

The temporal coverage of the 100 procedures is not specified in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 13 05:44:49; freshness should be verified

Geography

The geographic coverage is not specified in the input.