Partial and radical nephrectomy in children, adolescents, and young adults: Equivalent readmissions and postoperative complications.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare and contrast the use of partial nephrectomy (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN) in pediatric malignant renal tumors using a nationally representative database.

Methods

The 2010-2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) was used to obtain PN and RN select postoperative data. ICD-9-CM codes were used to identify children (<10 years), adolescents (10-19 years) and young adults (20-30 years) diagnosed with malignant renal tumors who were treated with a PN or RN. The presence of a 30-day readmission, occurrence of postoperative complications, cost, and length of stay (LOS) were studied and weighted logistic regression models were fit to test for associations.

Results

There were 4330 weighted encounters (1289 PNs, 3041 RNs) that met inclusion criteria:

SUBMITTER: Alkazemi MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6879817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature