Table 2.
Frequencies of disposition, readmission, and mortality outcomes after urologic cancer surgery.
| Radical cystectomy No. (%) |
Radical nephrectomy No. (%) |
Radical prostatectomy No. (%) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient safety indicators* | ||||
| Secondary infections | 8 (0.9) | 5 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 |
| Postoperative DVT/PE | 34 (4.0) | 34 (1.1) | 52 (0.6) | <0.001 |
| Wound dehiscence | 17 (2.0) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.1) | <0.001 |
| Disposition | ||||
| Prolonged length of stay† | 203 (23.8) | 700 (23.2) | 1,024 (12.5) | <0.001 |
| Alternate disposition‡ | 19 (2.2) | 29 (1.0) | 3 (0.0) | <0.001 |
| Readmission | ||||
| 30-day | 202 (23.7) | 207 (6.9) | 248 (3.0) | <0.001 |
| 90-day | 308 (36.1) | 388 (12.9) | 383 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | ||||
| 30-day | 31 (3.6) | 46 (1.5) | 7 (0.1) | <0.001 |
| 90-day | 57 (6.7) | 91 (3.0) | 12 (0.2) | <0.001 |
*
Within 30 days of surgery
†
Admission duration longer than the 75th percentile (11 days following radical cystectomy, 5 days following nephrectomy, 3 days following prostatectomy)
‡
Disposition other than home (i.e. skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center)
DVT: deep venous thrombosis; PE: pulmonary embolus.