Association between provider-level factors and lymph node dissection outcomes during radical prostatectomy: A national cancer database analysis.
Kiechle J, Wang E, Yu J, Gross C, Abouassaly R, Cherullo E, Smaldone M, Shah N, Trinh Q, Sun M, Kim S. Association between provider-level factors and lymph node dissection outcomes during radical prostatectomy: A national cancer database analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 89-89. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.7_suppl.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPelvic lymph node dissectionHigh-risk prostate cancerLymph node countRobotic-assisted radical prostatectomyOpen radical prostatectomyRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerLymph nodesSurgical approachHospital characteristicsCommunity hospitalNode countNational Cancer Database AnalysisTime of RPUnderwent radical prostatectomyLymph node dissectionNational Cancer DatabaseLow-volume hospitalsProvider-level factorsPopulation-based cohortAggressive prostate cancerNode dissectionVolume hospitalsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysis