Urologic malignancies: A comparison of outcomes after index surgery between academic and community hospitals.
Syed J, Abello A, Javier-Desloges J, Leapman M, Kenney P. Urologic malignancies: A comparison of outcomes after index surgery between academic and community hospitals. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 489-489. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVizient clinical databaseCase mix indexAcademic hospitalCommunity hospitalRadical prostatectomyReadmission ratesPartial cystectomyRadical cystectomyUrologic malignanciesPartial nephrectomyClinical databaseRate of hospitalDirect costsLength of stayICD-10 codesMean direct costComparison of outcomesPart of treatmentSignificant differencesStudent's t-testIndex admissionIndex surgeryRadical nephroureterectomyPatient demographicsSurgical treatment