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	𝑃 value
	𝑛=993	𝑛=67	𝑛=27	𝑛=DS
Death (𝑛/%)	DS (0)*	0	0	DS (15)*	<.001
Any Complication (𝑛/%)	246 (24.8)	24 (35.8)	17 (63.0)	DS (30)*	<.001
Blood Transfusion (𝑛/%)	34 (3.4)	DS (5)*	DS (20)*	DS (55)*	<.001
Routine Discharge (𝑛/%)	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 0<𝑛<11, LOS; length of stay, IQR; interquartile range.
*% rounded to nearest 5 to prevent calculation of suppressed data.