Propensity score-matched analysis examining the role of obesity on outcomes in retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is inconsistent evidence regarding obesity's effect on surgical outcomes following retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (RLA). This study aimed to investigate the influence of obesity on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing RLA, with an emphasis on operative time, drainage tube removal time, postoperative hospital stays and perioperative complications.

Methods

In this retrospective, single-center, observational study, all consecutive cases of unilateral RLA for adrenal disease from January 2012 to December 2021 were incorporated. The patients were divided into two groups based on their body mass index (BMI) of 28 kg/m². To mitigate selection bias, propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted, using logistic regression to calculate prope

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11247570 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature