Well-Timed Follow-Up Reduces Post-Cystectomy Readmissions
The timing of office visits and telephone calls helped identify a patient at risk for readmission post-radical cystectomy.
The timing of office visits and telephone calls helped identify a patient at risk for readmission post-radical cystectomy.
Shorter operating time is one advantage of cutaneous ureterostomy with a single stoma.
The guidelines were assessed for developmental rigor, and the ASCO endorsed all but one of the guidelines.
Current smoking is independently associated with a greater than 2-fold increased odds of hospital readmission after radical cystectomy.
The more risk factors patients have, the greater their risk of serious perioperative complications.
Patients with venous thromboembolism tended to die earlier from their bladder cancer.
Improved survival with adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced disease compared with cystectomy alone.
Researchers estimate that 40% of pathologic response in MIBC patients receiving both neoadjuvant chemo and TURBT is due to TURBT.
A travel distance of more than 30 miles to the provider was associated with greater chances of readmission in one analysis.
Lower patient-reported mental health was statistically associated with an increased incidence of high-grade complications after radical cystectomy.