Perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in elderly patients
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Sharma G, Shah M, Ahluwalia P, Dasgupta P, Challacombe BJ, Bhandari M, Ahlawat R, Rawal S, Buffi NM, Sivaraman A, Porter JR, Rogers C, Mottrie A, Abaza R, Rha KH, Moon D, Yuvaraja TB, Parekh DJ, Capitanio U, Maes KK, Porpiglia F, Turkeri L, and Gautam G. Perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in elderly patients. World J Urol 2022.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2022
Publication Title
World journal of urology
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in patients with age ≥ 70 years to age < 70 years.
METHODS: Using Vattikuti Collective quality initiative (VCQI) database for RAPN we compared perioperative outcomes following RAPN between the two age groups. Primary outcome of the study was to compare trifecta outcomes between the two groups. Propensity matching using nearest neighbourhood method was performed with trifecta as primary outcome for sex, body mass index (BMI), solitary kidney, tumor size and Renal nephrometery score (RNS).
RESULTS: Group A (age ≥ 70 years) included 461 patients whereas group B included 1932 patients. Before matching the two groups were statistically different for RNS and solitary kidney rates. After propensity matching, the two groups were comparable for baselines characteristics such as BMI, tumor size, clinical symptoms, tumor side, face of tumor, solitary kidney and tumor complexity. Among the perioperative outcome parameters there was no difference between two groups for operative time, blood loss, intraoperative transfusion, intraoperative complications, need for radical nephrectomy, positive margins and trifecta rates. Warm ischemia time was significantly longer in the younger age group (18.1 min vs. 16.3 min, p = 0.003). Perioperative complications were significantly higher in the older age group (11.8% vs. 7.7%, p = 0.041). However, there was no difference between the two groups for major complications.
CONCLUSION: RAPN in well-selected elderly patients is associated with comparable trifecta outcomes with acceptable perioperative morbidity.
Medical Subject Headings
Humans; Aged; Solitary Kidney; Kidney Neoplasms; Robotics; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Nephrectomy; Robotic Surgical Procedures
PubMed ID
36203102
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
Volume
40
Issue
11
First Page
2789
Last Page
2798
