Luke Hounsome

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Luke Hounsome is a prominent urological surgeon and researcher whose work centres on surgical outcomes, clinical audit, and the relationship between case volume and quality of care in urological oncology. His major contributions lie in large-scale, national-level analyses of radical prostatectomy and radical cystectomy practice in England. By leveraging the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) audit database alongside Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data, Hounsome has provided critical insights into how surgeon and centre case-volume influence patient outcomes. His landmark 2018 study on radical prostatectomy, with 36 citations, examined over 13,900 procedures to reveal variations in practice and outcomes across centres. A companion study on open radical cystectomy, with 27 citations, established current standards of care for this complex procedure. These works have been instrumental in shaping quality improvement initiatives and informing surgical training and service organisation in the UK. Hounsome’s research is essential reading for anyone interested in evidence-based urological surgery, healthcare audit, and the real-world impact of surgical volume on patient safety and outcomes.

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   The British Association of Urological Surgeons ( <scp>BAUS</scp> ) radical prostatectomy audit 2014/2015 – an update on current practice and outcomes by centre and surgeon case‐volume

   36 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Open radical cystectomy in England: the current standard of care – an analysis of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) cystectomy audit and Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data

   27 citations · 2018

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