Hospital Surgical Volume, Utilization, Costs and Outcomes of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testis Cancer
Table 5
Variation in RPLND complexity and outcomes.
RPLND
RPLND + orchiectomy
RPLND + nephrectomy
RPLND + Orchiectomy + nephrectomy
value
Death (/%)
DS (0)*
0
0
DS (15)*
<.001
Any Complication (/%)
246 (24.8)
24 (35.8)
17 (63.0)
DS (30)*
<.001
Blood Transfusion (/%)
34 (3.4)
DS (5)*
DS (20)*
DS (55)*
<.001
Routine Discharge (/%)
971 (97.8)
65 (97.0)
25 (92.6)
DS (70)*
<.001
LOS (Median days/IQR)
5 (4–6)
6 (4–8)
8 (6–10)
9 (6–15)
<.001
Costs (Median/IQR)
$10,490 ($7,792–$14,969)
$15,478 ($9,799–$25,340)
$30,187 ($14,100–$37,034)
$24,564 ($21,761–$43,698)
<.001
Abbreviations: DS; data suppressed per NIS for , LOS; length of stay, IQR; interquartile range.
*% rounded to nearest 5 to prevent calculation of suppressed data.