Quality standard
Quality statement 1: Obtaining detrusor muscle during transurethral resection of bladder tumour
Quality statement 1: Obtaining detrusor muscle during transurethral resection of bladder tumour
Quality statement
Adults who are having transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) have detrusor muscle obtained during the procedure.
Rationale
Obtaining detrusor muscle during TURBT is important for assessing the stage and type of bladder cancer, which can help to identify the most effective treatment.
Quality measures
The following measures can be used to assess the quality of care or service provision specified in the statement. They are examples of how the statement can be measured, and can be adapted and used flexibly.
What the quality statement means for different audiences
Service providers (secondary care services) ensure that systems are in place for adults who are having TURBT to have detrusor muscle obtained during the procedure.
Healthcare professionals ensure that adults who are having TURBT have detrusor muscle obtained during the procedure.
Commissioners ensure that they commission services that obtain detrusor muscle during TURBT procedures.
Adults who are having an operation to take tissue samples to check for bladder cancer (called transurethral resection of bladder tumour, or TURBT for short) have samples taken that include tissue from the muscle wall of their bladder. If cancer is found in their bladder, the type of treatment will depend on whether or not the cancer has grown into the muscle wall.
Source guidance
Bladder cancer. NICE guideline NG2 (2015), recommendation 1.2.4