† The categories 'Laparoscopic (robotic)' and 'Laparoscopic (non-robotic)' were combined due to small numbers and/or to avoid residual disclosure in NB and MB.
Data source: Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI).
Indicator results presented here are provided by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). They were derived from inpatient and day surgery records from 2013-2014 for men with a documented diagnosis of prostate cancer and who had a procedure indicating prostate removal.
Provincial results are based on where the surgery occurred, not where the patient lived at the time.
For more details on the methodology see the Technical Notes from CIHI’s Prostate Cancer Surgery Report (www.cihi.ca/web/resource/en/prostate_surgery_technotes_en.pdf).
Results shown by province pertain to the location of surgery, not the province of patient residence.
The denominator consists of all records for male patients of all ages whose discharge record contains a treatment for prostate cancer in the measurement timeframe.
The annual Quick Stats tables use the variable SUBMITTING_PROV_CODE to determine the location of surgery, whereas the report uses Organization ID (OI) data to determine the location of surgery.
Due to these modifications, the 2 related products are not directly comparable.