Letizia Maria Ippolita Jannello , Andrea Baudo , Mario de Angelis , Carolin Siech , Francesco Di Bello , Jordan A. Goyal , Zhe Tian , Stefano Luzzago , Francesco A. Mistretta , Matteo Ferro , Fred Saad , Felix K.H. Chun , Alberto Briganti , Luca Carmignani , Nicola Longo , Ottavio de Cobelli , Gennaro Musi , Pierre I. Karakiewicz
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Abstract
Objective
No large-scale population-based studies quantified perioperative outcomes in testicular cancer (TC) patients treated with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), especially in non-metastatic and metastatic stages. Moreover, no previous studies compared outcomes in centers of excellence (Indiana University School of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and MD Anderson Cancer Center) vs. large-scale population-based databases.
Methods
Using the National Inpatient Sample (2000–2015), we identified TC patients undergoing RPLND. Patient, tumor, and hospital characteristics were tested in two separate multivariable models addressing overall complications and length of hospital stay (LOS). Critical care therapy and in-hospital mortality rates were also quantified. All models were weighted and adjusted for clustering, as well as all available patient and hospital characteristics.
Results
In 1,988 non-metastatic patients overall complications were recorded in 469 (23.6%) vs. 758 (34.3%) in 2,213 metastatic RPLND patients. The rates of RPLND as well as the overall complications did not change during the study period. LOS increased by two days in both non-metastatic (4 vs. 6 days) and metastatic stages (5 vs. 7 days) in the presence of complications. In multivariable logistic regression models neither teaching hospital status nor hospital bed-size were predictors of overall complications.
Conclusion
RPLND patients should be informed about a 1:4 chance of overall complications in non-metastatic settings and of a 1:3 chance of overall complications in metastatic settings. Moreover, complication rates in population-based repertories are 2- to 4-fold higher than centers of excellence.
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Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations is the official journal of the Society of Urologic Oncology. The journal publishes practical, timely, and relevant clinical and basic science research articles which address any aspect of urologic oncology. Each issue comprises original research, news and topics, survey articles providing short commentaries on other important articles in the urologic oncology literature, and reviews including an in-depth Seminar examining a specific clinical dilemma. The journal periodically publishes supplement issues devoted to areas of current interest to the urologic oncology community. Articles published are of interest to researchers and the clinicians involved in the practice of urologic oncology including urologists, oncologists, and radiologists.