Bladder Cancer Death Risk Higher in Patients with Blood Type A
ABO blood may be useful in risk-stratification of patients who may benefit from more aggressive treatment and/or altered surveillance regimens.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Pre-Cystectomy CT Scans May Predict Outcomes
Computed tomography (CT) scans prior to radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer may be useful.
Surgeons Perform Well Despite Late Night and Early Morning Operations
Review indicates that doctors who operate the night before another surgery do well.
Prior Pelvic Irradiation Does Not Predict Cystectomy Outcomes
Bladder cancer patients with and without a history of pelvic irradiation have similar recurrence-free and cancer-specific survival rates.
Obesity, Diabetes Hike Post-Cystectomy Surgical Site Infection Risk
Preoperative weight loss greater than 10% and operative time more than 6 hours also increased the risk.
No Worse Outcomes After Salvage Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Researchers found similar post-surgical outcomes between bladder cancer patients having primary and salvage radical cystectomy.
Some Post-Cystectomy Risks Increase with Older Age, Comorbidities
A prolonged hospital stay and discharge to a nursing facility were among the risks.
Study Identifies Human Factors in Surgical Errors
Individual cognitive factors accounted for half of all contributing human factor nano-codes.
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.
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