The Learning Curve for Radical Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer: Implications for Surgical Training.

ABSTRACT: Although radical nephrectomy (RN) is the most common treatment for kidney cancer, no data on the learning curve for RN are available. In this study we investigated the effect of surgical experience (EXP) on RN outcomes using data for 1184 patients treated with RN for a cT1-3a cN0 cM0 renal mass. EXP was defined as the total number of RNs performed by each surgeon before the patient's operation. The primary study outcomes were all-cause mortality, clinical progression, Clavien-Dindo grade ≥2 postoperative complications (CD ≥2), and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Secondary outcomes were operative time, estimated blood loss, and length of stay. Multivariable analyses adjusted for case mix revealed no evidence of association between EXP and all-cause mortality (p = 0.7

SUBMITTER: Larcher A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature