Study Identifies Human Factors in Surgical Errors
Individual cognitive factors accounted for half of all contributing human factor nano-codes.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
SICU Readmission More Likely Among Urologic Surgery Patients
The most common cause is respiratory compromise.
Smoking Adversely Affects Urologic Surgery Outcomes
Current and former smokers are at higher risk of complications within 30 days after radical prostatectomy or cystectomy.
Delayed Bladder Cancer Referrals Up Death Risk
In a Canadian study, long wait times before a first urologist visit was associated with a 29% higher risk of death after radical cystectomy.
High-Risk MIBC Patients Benefit Most from Adjuvant Chemo
These include patients with positive lymph nodes and surgical margins after cystectomy.
Good Survival After Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy
Recurrence-free survival was 66 percent at five years for patients with bladder cancer who had laparoscopic radical cystectomy.
Genetic Profile Improves Predictions of Bladder Cancer Recurrence
A 15-feature ‘genomic classifier’ surpassed the prognostic potential of standard clinical variables for bladder cancer risk.
Partial Cystectomy Does Not Compromise Survival
Study shows a significantly better 5-year cancer-specific survival rate compared with radical cystectomy.
Obese Patients Live Longer After Radical Cystectomy
Their risk of death is 40% lower than that of patients who are not obese, study shows.
VTE Risk Factors in Radical Cystectomy Patients Identified
Venous thromboembolism is more likely to occur in patients with neurologic comorbidities and increased operative time.
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