Disparities in the Use of Continent Urinary Diversions after Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Farber N, Faiena I, Dombrovskiy V, Tabakin A, Shinder B, Patel R, Elsamra S, Jang T, Singer E, Weiss R. Disparities in the Use of Continent Urinary Diversions after Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2018, 4: 113-120. PMID: 29430511, PMCID: PMC5798533, DOI: 10.3233/blc-170162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadical cystectomyIleal conduitIn-hospital complicationsContinent diversionIn-hospital costsLength of stayCD rateBladder cancerMuscle-invasive bladder cancerMalignant bladder neoplasmsMultivariate logistic regression analysisOverall postoperative complicationsAssociated with higher ratesContinent urinary diversionNational Inpatient SampleAssociated with lower ratesLogistic regression analysisUrban teaching centersGeographic disparitiesLarge hospitalsBladder neoplasmsPostoperative complicationsUrinary diversionPatient demographicsStandard treatment