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Table 2 Postoperative outcomes and complications

From: Comparison of the Y-pouch orthotopic neobladder and the Studer technique after radical cystectomy: surgical and functional outcomes from a single-center series

Characteristics

CDC

Studer neobladder technique (n = 54)

Y-pouch technique (n = 36)

P value

Short-term (≤ 30 days) complications

0.509

 Complication category

  1. Gastrointestinal

 

18 (33.3)

11(30.1)

0.31

   Ileus

II

16 (29.6)

10 (27.8)

0.28

   Leakage from uretero-intestinal anastomosis

II

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

  2. Genitourinary

 

14 (25.9)

10 (27.8)

0.34

   UTI with fever

II

12 (22.2)

8 (22.2)

0.36

   Urosepsis

II

2 (3.7)

2 (5.6)

0.41

  3. Cardiovascular

 

3 (5.6)

1 (2.8)

0.22

   Atrial fibrillation

II

3 (5.6)

1 (2.8)

0.22

  4. Hematological and vascular

 

7 (13.0)

5 (13.9)

0.32

   Postoperative ES transfusion

II

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

   Fresh frozen plasma transfusion

II

3 (5.6)

2 (5.6)

0.23

   Deep vein thrombosis

II

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

  5. Pulmonary

 

4 (7.4)

3 (8.3)

0.35

   Pulmonary infection

 

4 (7.4)

3 (8.3)

0.35

  6. Wound

 

7 (13.9)

4 (11.1)

0.43

   Infection

II

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

   Superficial wound dehiscence

II

5 (9.3)

3 (8.3)

0.32

 Intermediate-term (31–90 days) complications

0.192

  1. Gastrointestinal

 

3 (5.6)

2 (5.6)

0.32

   Constipation

II

3 (5.6)

2 (5.6)

0.32

  2. Genitourinary

 

5 (9.3)

3 (8.3)

0.13

   Renal function decline

I

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

   UTI with fever

II

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

   Pouch calculi

IIIb

1 (1.9)

1 (2.8)

0.26

   UUT obstruction conservative (mild HUN)

I

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.36

  3. Miscellaneous

 

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.23

   Electrolyte imbalance

I

2 (3.7)

1 (2.8)

0.23

 Urinary function

  Daytime continence

 

36 (75)

26 (72.5)

0.89

  Nighttime continence

 

26 (54.1)

20 (55.5)

0.96

 Daytime pads used at 12 months

0.083

  Mean (± SD)

 

1.1 (± 0.8)

0.7 (± 0.7)

 Nighttime pads used at 12 months

0.099

  Median (IQR)

 

1 (1.1)

1 (0.1)

 Capacity (mL)

  Mean (± SD)

 

428.9 (± 25)

417.2 (± 30.6)

0.169

 Post-micturition residual urine at 2 months (mL)

  Mean (± SD)

 

50.7 (± 18.2)

26.7 (± 11.9)

< 0.001

  1. CDC Clavien-Dindo classification, UTI urinary tract infection, UUT upper urinary tract, HUN, hydroureteronephrosis, IQR interquartile range, CKD chronic kidney disease