Table 5.

Specific Scenario for a “Typical” Patient Treated in a High-Volume Hospital by a High-Volume Surgeon

	Specific Scenario
Quality indicator	OR (Black vs. White)	95% CI
Use of RC	0.97	0.53, 1.75
Use of PLND	0.59	0.38, 0.91
Continent Diversion	0.35	0.10, 1.19
Transfusion	0.94	0.56, 1.59
Any complications	1.40	0.90, 2.20
In-hospital mortality	3.16	1.35, 7.40
	R	95% CI
Length of stay*	1.24	1.13, 1.36

RC = Radical cystectomy; PLND = Pelvic lymph node dissection

Independent variables are adjusted to median values for all patients (age = 70; sex = male; comorbidity = 1; state = NY; Year = 2003; Payer = Medicare), except for surgeon and hospital volume, which are set to the 90th percentile (5 cases per year for surgeon and 12 cases per year for hospital).

^*Estimate for the length of stay model represents the multiplicative effect of Black race compared to White; R = Ratio.