Radical Nephroureterectomy Tetrafecta: A Proposal Reporting Surgical Strategy Quality at Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standardized methods for reporting surgical quality have been described for all the major urological procedures apart from radical nephroureterectomy (RNU).

Objective

To propose a tetrafecta criterion for assessing the quality of RNU based on a consensus panel within the Young Association of Urology (YAU) Urothelial Group, and to test the impact of this tetrafecta in a multicenter, large contemporary cohort of patients treated with RNU for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

Design setting and participants

This was a retrospective analysis of 1765 patients with UTUC treated between 2000 and 2021.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

We interviewed the YAU Urothelial Group to propose and score a list of items to be included in the "RNU-f

SUBMITTER: Soria F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature