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. 2013 Jul 26;112(8):1113–1120. doi: 10.1111/bju.12239

Table 2.

Frequency and incidence of complications after RC and urinary diversion, 1990–2008

All (N = 5136) With ileal conduit (N = 2918) With continent cutaneous reservoir (N = 540) With orthotopic neobladder (N = 731) Undefined urinary diversion (N = 947)
N(%) Incidence per 1000 py N(%) Incidence per 1000 py N(%) Incidence per 1000 py N(%) Incidence per 1000 py N(%) Incidence per 1000 py
Bowel obstruction: 50.78 59.13 52.51 31.96 48.76
 0 4377 (85.22) 2497 (85.57) 445 (82.41) 647 (88.51) 788 (83.21)
 1 569 (11.08) 319 (10.93) 66 (12.22) 63 (8.62) 121 (12.78)
 2 115 (2.24) 54 (1.85) 22 (4.07) 13 (1.78) 26 (2.75)
 3+ 75 (1.46) 48 (1.64) 7 (1.30) 8 (1.09) 12 (1.27)
UTI/septicaemia: 127.30 130.61 131.61 139.62 107.12
 0 3465 (67.46) 2040 (69.91) 338 (62.59) 440 (60.19) 647 (68.32)
 1 1043 (20.31) 565 (19.36) 114 (21.11) 167 (22.85) 197 (20.80)
 2 369 (7.18) 203 (6.96) 50 (9.26) 68 (9.30) 48 (5.07)
 3+ 259 (5.04) 110 (3.77) 38 (7.04) 56 (7.66) 55 (5.81)
Inguinal hernia: 11.15 11.25 5.80 15.46 10.75
 0 4982 (97.00) 2842 (97.40) 528 (97.78) 696 (95.21) 916 (96.73)
 1 90 (1.75) 48 (1.64) 7 (1.30) 19 (2.60) 16 (1.69)
 2 42 (0.82) 15 (0.51) 5 (0.93) 11 (1.50) 11 (1.116)
 3+ 22 (0.43) 13 (0.45) 0 (0.00) 5 (0.68) 4 (0.42)
Nephrostomy tube: 17.28 17.25 16.02 20.96 15.18
 0 4858 (94.59) 2772 (95.00) 511 (94.63) 675 (92.34) 900 (95.04)
 1 204 (3.97) 112 (3.84) 18 (3.33) 42 (5.75) 32 (3.38)
 2 53 (1.03) 28 (0.96) 6 (1.11) 7 (0.96) 12 (1.27)
 3+ 21 (0.41) 6 (0.21) 5 (0.93) 7 (0.96) 3 (0.32)
Hydronephrosis due to ureteric stricture: 39.89 38.74 52.17 43.49 32.05
 0 4697 (91.45) 2709 (92.84) 477 (88.33) 644 (88.10) 867 (91.55)
 1 248 (4.83) 111 (3.80) 32 (5.93) 54 (7.39) 51 (5.39)
 2 99 (1.93) 51 (1.75) 16 (2.96) 16 (2.19) 16 (1.69)
 3+ 92 (1.79) 47 (1.61) 15 (2.78) 17 (2.33) 13 (1.37)
Wound hernia/hernia of the abdominal wall: 21.49 21.77 24.21 22.00 18.77
 0 4859 (94.61) 2784 (95.41) 495 (91.67) 686 (93.84) 894 (94.40)
 1 163 (3.17) 77 (2.64) 28 (5.19) 25 (3.42) 33 (3.48)
 2+ 114 (2.22) 57 (1.95) 17 (3.15) 20 (2.72) 20 (2.11)
Stones in the urinary tract 28.70 19.74 52.51 37.46 27.41
 0 4772 (92.91) 2781 (95.31) 457 (84.63) 663 (90.70) 871 (91.97)
 1 241 (4.69) 106 (3.63) 49 (9.07) 33 (4.51) 53 (5.60)
 2 65 (1.27) 17 (0.58) 22 (4.07) 18 (2.46) 8 (0.84)
 3+ 58 (1.13) 14 (0.48) 12 (2.22) 17 (2.33) 15 (1.58)
Kidney failure: 53.15 54.88 55.92 43.22 55.46
 0 4706 (91.63) 2677 (91.74) 491 (90.93) 677 (92.61) 861 (90.92)
 1 430 (8.37) 241 (8.26) 49 (9.07) 54 (7.39) 86 (9.08)
Death: 145.07 181.62 98.19 84.88 138.96
 No 1896 (36.92) 949 (32.52) 252 (46.67) 677 (92.61) 288 (30.41)
 Yes 3240 (63.08) 1969 (67.48) 288 (53.33) 54 (7.39) 659 (69.59)