Hospital Surgical Volume, Utilization, Costs and Outcomes of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testis Cancer
Table 4
Length of stay, discharge status, and costs by clinical outcomes.
LOS (Median days/IQR)
value
Routine discharge (/%)
-value
Cost (median/IQR)
value
Complications
Cardiac
Y
DS
6.0 (4.0–8.0)
.084
DS (100)
1.000
$16,746 ($13,283–$28,343)
.011
N
980*
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
962 (97.8)
$10,424 ($7,747–$14,778)
Respiratory
Y
57
6.0 (5.0–8.0)
<.001
53 (93.0)
.033
$12,897 ($10,072–$18,276)
.001
N
936
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
918 (98.1)
$10,360 ($7,695–$14,602)
Genitourinary
Y
28
5.5 (4.0–9.0)
.027
27 (96.4)
.471
$12,883 ($10,358–$19,192)
.021
N
965
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
944 (97.8)
$10,394 ($7,738–$14,798)
Wound
Y
27
6.0 (4.0–15.0)
.002
22 (81.5)
<.001
$13,268 ($6,715–$34,577)
.412
N
966
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
949 (98.2)
$10,483 ($7,799–$14,788)
Vascular
Y
DS
7.0 (7.0-8.0)
.021
DS (100)
1.000
$16,823 ($10,948–$22,227)
.047
N
990*
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
965 (97.8)
$10,418 ($77,88–$14,807)
Miscellaneous Medical
Y
133
7.0 (5.0–9.0)
<.001
126 (94.7)
.020
$12,634 ($9,792–$18,276)
<.001
N
860
4.5 (4.0–6.0)
845 (98.3)
$10,168 ($7,608–$14,407)
Miscellaneous Surgical
Y
51
6.0 (5.0–8.0)
<.001
47 (92.2)
.023
$13,285 ($8,690–$24,662)
.002
N
942
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
924 (98.1)
$10,392 ($7,725–$14,611)
Any complication
Y
246
6.0 (5.0–8.0)
<.001
234 (95.1)
.001
$12,689 ($9,537–$18,814)
<.001
N
747
4.0 (3.0–6.0)
737 (98.7)
$9,905 ($7,558–$13,831)
Blood Transfusion
Y
34
6.0 (5.0–8.0)
<.001
32 (94.1)
.172
$16,293 ($16,293–$28,717)
<.001
N
959
5.0 (4.0–6.0)
939 (97.9)
$10,360 ($7,696–$14,424)
Abbreviation: LOS: length of stay, IQR: interquartile range, DS: data suppressed per NIS for .
*
rounded to nearest 10 to prevent calculation of suppressed data.
