Opportunities for Quality Improvement in Postoperative Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing After Radical Prostatectomy
Initial PSA testing < 5 weeks after RP provides unclear results, with false-positive detectable results that often become undetectable when repeated. Alternatively, repeat PSA testing confirmed detectable PSA in 80% of patients whose initial PSA was 35 to 90 days after RP. Opportunities for education and quality improvement include (1) initial PSA testing is best performed > 5 weeks and < 90 days after surgery and (2) timely confirmatory PSA testing is required when the initial PSA is detectable.
Authors
- Stephanie Daignault‐Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-0710)
- Brian R. Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-1519)
- Todd Matthew Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1140-0603)
- Daniel Triner
- Conrad M. Tobert
- Alice Semerjian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-993X)
- Kevin Ginsburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-9793)
- Emily Fisher
- Dennis Boynton
- Sabir Meah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4101-3221)
- Corinne Labardee
- Tudor Borza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9164-6605)
Institutions
- Grand Rapids Community College (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corewell Health
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/upj.0000000000000843
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52