Hospital Surgical Volume, Utilization, Costs and Outcomes of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testis Cancer
Table 3
RPLND outcomes by continuous hospital volume.
Hospital volume
value
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Complications
Cardiac
Y
DS
3.0 (1.0–5.0)
3.3 (2.4)
.788
N
980*
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.3 (27.9)
Respiratory
Y
57
2.0 (1.0–3.0)
6.4 (16.3)
.047
N
936
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.7 (28.2)
Genitourinary
Y
28
2.0 (1.0–5.0)
12.3 (27.9)
.615
N
965
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.3 (27.8)
Wound
Y
27
2.0 (1.0–5.0)
5.5 (12.0)
.483
N
966
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.5 (28.0)
Vascular
Y
DS
1.0 (1.0–64.0)
23.7 (31.3)
.446
N
990*
1.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.2 (27.7)
Miscellaneous Medical
Y
133
2.0 (1.0–6.0)
6.1 (14.0)
.027
N
860
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
15.5 (29.1)
Miscellaneous Surgical
Y
51
2.0 (1.5–3.0)
4.5 (12.5)
.468
N
942
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.7 (28.3)
Any complication
Y
246
2.5 (1.0–5.0)
7.0 (16.9)
.004
N
747
2.0 (1.0–7.0)
16.6 (30.1)
Blood Transfusion
Y
34
4.5 (1.5–13.0)
22.2 (33.8)
.004
N
959
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
13.9 (27.5)
Routine Discharge
Y
22
2.0 (1.0–6.5)
14.5 (28.0)
.017
N
971
1.5 (1.0–3.0)
2.0 (1.4)
Abbreviation: IQR: Interquartile range, SD: Standard deviation, DS: Data suppressed per NIS for .
*
rounded to nearest 10 to prevent calculation of suppressed data.
