The impact of regional anesthesia on bladder cancer outcomes.
RiChard J, Lipsky M, Whalen M, Motamedinia P, Finkelstein J, Hruby G, DeCastro G, Curry S, Benson M, McKiernan J. The impact of regional anesthesia on bladder cancer outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e15021-e15021. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e15021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadical cystectomyGeneral anesthesiaBladder cancer outcomesCancer outcomesPost-operative opioid useMultivariate logistic regressionImpact of RAAnesthesia typeAnesthesia modalityIncomplete resectionOpioid usePatient comorbiditiesCarcinoma recurrenceTransurethral resectionTumor characteristicsClinical stageBladder tumorsSurgery showOperative characteristicsCancer recurrenceProcedure typeRegional anesthesiaTURBTOnly predictorPatients