The Journal of urology
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The Journal of urology · Oct 2013
National trends in augmentation cystoplasty in the 2000s and factors associated with patient outcomes.
Augmentation cystoplasty is a major surgery performed by pediatric urologists. We evaluated national estimates of children undergoing augmentation cystoplasty in the United States for trends during the 2000s, and analyzed patient and hospital factors associated with outcomes. ⋯ The estimated number of augmentation cystoplasties performed in children in the United States decreased by 25% in the 2000s, and mean length of stay decreased by 1 day. The cause of the decrease is multifactorial but could represent changing practice patterns in the United States. Of the patients 30% had a potential complication during hospitalization after augmentation cystoplasty. Older age and bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex diagnosis were associated with greater length of stay and increased odds of having any complication.
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The Journal of urology · Oct 2013
Comment LetterRe: Robot-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy: the differential effect of regionalization, procedure volume and operative approach: J. D. Sammon, P. I. Karakiewicz, M. Sun, S. Sukumar, P. Ravi, K. R. Ghani, M. Bianchi, J. O. Peabody, S. F. Shariat, P. Perrotte, J. C. Hu, M. Menon and Q. D. Trinh J Urol 2013; 189: 1289-1294.