Increased Suicide Risk Seen for Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery
Greatest risk of suicide seen for male, White, and divorced or single patients
Greatest risk of suicide seen for male, White, and divorced or single patients
A single-institution study revealed that 37% of patients who underwent radical cystectomy experienced at least 1 additional intervention.
A retrospective study showed that recurrence of bladder cancer after radical cystectomy can occur up to 4 years after surgery.
Study results suggest that tumor debulking does not provide benefit patients undergoing radical cystectomy.
In a study, acute kidney injury and acute kidney disease developed in 51.4% and 37.5% of patients who underwent radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Anemia can identify patients at higher risk for radical cystectomy complications and may be useful in preoperative counseling, according to investigators.
Men undergoing radical cystectomy are most likely to recover erectile function if they have good function before the surgery and receive nerve-sparing, according to investigators.
Number of days alive and out of hospital within first 90 days greater for robot-assisted surgery, but clinical significance of findings unclear
No difference seen in percentage of patients recovering at each time point for robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy
In a study, approximately half of patients with and without stage 3a CKD maintained their renal function after orthotopic neobladder formation.