Fast Track Open Partial Nephrectomy: Reduced Postoperative Length of Stay with a Goal-Directed Pathway Does Not Compromise Outcome

Table 2

Outcomes of fast track open partial nephrectomy.

	Conservative group	Fast track group
(N)	25	33
Discharge in <3 days	4	22
Age range	32–74	39–73
Male/female	18/8	22/11
Length of stay
Range	3–10 days	2–6 days
Median	4 days	3 days
Average	4.4 days	3.3 days
Estimated blood loss
Range	50–500 cc	50–600 cc
Median	200 cc	200 cc
Average	228 cc	263 cc
Transfusions	3	2
Complications	4	4
Respiratory distress	1	1
Conversion to nephrectomy	2	1
Post operative bleed	0	1
Urine leak	0	1
Tumor size
Range	1.1–6.8 cm	1.2–6.2 cm
Median	2.5 cm	2.5 cm
Average	2.8 cm	2.9 cm
Pathology
Clear Cell RCC	17 (68%)	25 (76%)
Papillary RCC	2 (8%)	3 (9%)
Chromophobe RCC	—	3 (9%)
Oncocytoma	3 (12%)	—
AML	1 (4%)	2 (6%)
Other	2 (8%)	—