Outcomes for urologic oncology procedures: are there differences between academic and community hospitals?
Syed JS, Abello A, Nguyen J, Lee AJH, Desloges JJ, Leapman MS, Kenney PA. Outcomes for urologic oncology procedures: are there differences between academic and community hospitals? World Journal Of Urology 2019, 38: 1187-1193. PMID: 31420696, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-019-02902-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayCommunity hospitalAcademic hospitalReadmission ratesRadical cystectomyHospital-based outcomesDirect costsMean direct costUrologic oncology proceduresStudent's t-testCase mix indexIndex admissionVizient databaseRadical nephroureterectomyPartial cystectomySurgical treatmentUrologic malignanciesOncologic proceduresPartial nephrectomyCystectomyOncology proceduresAcademic centersHospitalProstatectomyStay