The July Effect in Radical Cystectomy: Mortality, Morbidity, and Efficiency

The July Effect in Radical Cystectomy: Mortality, Morbidity, and Efficiency

Background: The "July effect" is the potential effect that new and recently promoted residents have on patient care during the first months of the academic year. Literature suggests that the July effect may worsen patient outcomes and lead to systemic inefficiencies. Objective: We evaluate the July effect on mortality, morbidity, and efficiency outcomes in patients undergoing radical cystectomy...

Early Complications and Morbidity of Radical Cystectomy

Context: Radical cystectomy (RC) is probably the most extensive urologic operation, involving simultaneous surgery on the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts and lymph node dissection. Consequently, early complications and morbidity frequently occur due to the complexity of the procedure. Objective: This review is focused on early complications related to RC but not related to urinary diversion...

Estimation of mortality and morbidity risk of radical cystectomy using POSSUM and the Portsmouth predictor equation

INTRODUCTION The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) and the Portsmouth predictor equation (P-POSSUM) are simple scoring systems used to estimate the risk of complications and death postoperatively. We investigated the use of these scores to predict the postoperative risk in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC). MATERIAL AN...

Assessment of Perioperative Morbidity for Radical Cystectomy in Elderly Patients

Assessment of Perioperative Morbidity for Radical Cystectomy in Elderly Patients