2017
Utilization Trends and Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Pak J, Lee J, Bilal K, Finkelstein M, Palese M. Utilization Trends and Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer. Urology 2017, 103: 117-123. PMID: 28189553, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.10.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionComparative Effectiveness ResearchCystectomyFemaleHumansLength of StayLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresUnited StatesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsShort-term outcomesOpen radical cystectomyRadical cystectomyLength of stayBlood transfusionBladder cancerIndex stayInpatient complicationsUnderwent lymph node dissectionResearch Cooperative System databaseSimilar short-term outcomesUtilization trendsLymph node dissectionRobotic radical cystectomyNode dissectionConduit diversionHospital dischargeHospital volumeParenteral nutritionReadmission ratesPrimary outcomeProlonged lengthHospital chargesSurgical approachRobotic patients
2016
Utilization trends and outcomes up to 3 months of open, laparoscopic, and robotic partial nephrectomy
Pak J, Lee J, Bilal K, Finkelstein M, Palese M. Utilization trends and outcomes up to 3 months of open, laparoscopic, and robotic partial nephrectomy. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2016, 11: 223-229. PMID: 27804062, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-016-0650-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresNephrectomyNew YorkRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeConceptsRobotic partial nephrectomyPartial nephrectomyInpatient complicationsRobotic approachResearch Cooperative System databaseUtilization trendsExcess hospital chargesShort-term outcomesInvasive partial nephrectomyLaparoscopic cohortHospital dischargeProlonged lengthBlood transfusionNew York StateHospital chargesReadmission riskSurgical approachAdministrative databasesInvasive approachStatewide PlanningKidney cancerHigh riskNephrectomyRobotic casesPatients