2020
Inequity in selective referral to high-volume hospitals for genitourinary malignancies
Berg S, Tully K, Sahraoui A, Tan W, Krimphove M, Marchese M, Lipsitz S, Noldus J, Trinh Q. Inequity in selective referral to high-volume hospitals for genitourinary malignancies. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2020, 38: 582-589. PMID: 32217041, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsBladder cancerPredictors of treatmentCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerMuscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancerNegative predictors of treatmentBlack raceNational Cancer DatabaseNonmetastatic prostate cancerUrothelial bladder cancerProstate cancer patientsBladder cancer patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelAssociated with lower ratesKidney cancer patientsPrivate insurance statusAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with greater oddsLow-volume hospitalsRadical cystectomyReceipt of treatmentGenitourinary malignanciesPerioperative morbidity
2017
Blood Transfusion Requirement and Not Preoperative Anemia Are Associated with Perioperative Complications Following Intracorporeal Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy
Tan W, Lamb B, Khetrapal P, Tan M, Tan M, Sridhar A, Cervi E, Rodney S, Busuttil G, Nathan S, Hines J, Shaw G, Mohammed A, Baker H, Briggs T, Klein A, Richards T, Kelly J. Blood Transfusion Requirement and Not Preoperative Anemia Are Associated with Perioperative Complications Following Intracorporeal Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy. Journal Of Endourology 2017, 31: 141-148. PMID: 27901350, DOI: 10.1089/end.2016.0730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnemiaBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionCystectomyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPerioperative PeriodPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodPrevalenceProspective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresTransfusion ReactionUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUrinary DiversionConceptsBlood transfusion requirementsAssociated with perioperative morbidityPreoperative anemiaTransfusion requirementsBlood transfusionComplication ratePerioperative morbidityAssociated with increased surgical riskPresence of preoperative anemiaPrevalence of preoperative anemiaAssociated with increased perioperative morbidityAssociated with perioperative complicationsImpact of preoperative anemiaAssociated with increased complicationsPostoperative blood transfusion rateLower lymph node yieldPostoperative blood transfusion requirementsRobot-assisted radical cystectomyPreoperatively anemic patientsIntraoperative blood transfusionLymph node yieldPostoperative blood transfusionBlood transfusion rateClavien-Dindo systemHospital length of stay
2016
Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion Does Not Show a Benefit over Open Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Tan W, Khetrapal P, Tan W, Rodney S, Chau M, Kelly J. Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion Does Not Show a Benefit over Open Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0166221. PMID: 27820855, PMCID: PMC5098822, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted radical cystectomyOpen radical cystectomyMeta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsExtracorporeal urinary diversionRandomised controlled trialsRadical cystectomyUrinary diversionPerioperative morbidityBladder cancerLack of Level I evidenceRobot-assisted radical cystectomy groupsPositive lymph node statusOutcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomySystematic reviewControlled trialsOpen radical cystectomy patientsEfficacy of robot-assisted radical cystectomyInclusion criteriaPositive surgical marginsLymph node statusLymph node yieldMeta-analysisLevel I evidenceIntracorporeal urinary diversionWell-designed trials