Evaluating the necessity of postoperative day 1 labs following laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standard postoperative care following laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) typically includes routine blood tests. Recent studies have assessed the safety of omitting routine postoperative labs in minimally invasive surgeries to reduce hospital costs. Our primary objective was to evaluate if routine postoperative day 1 (POD1) labs were necessary following LRN.

Methods

We evaluated 650 consecutive LRN performed by a single surgeon. Patients on dialysis or that previously had a renal transplant were excluded from the study. Our final analysis included 478 LRN. We examined POD1 labs of potassium (K), sodium (Na), and hemoglobin (Hgb) and their associations to preoperative and postoperative outcomes. Abnormal K at POD1 was defined as less than 3.5 mEq/L or greater t

SUBMITTER: Qosja N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650348 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature