| Impact of stapling devices on radical cystectomy: comparative study between low- and high-volume surgeons. | |
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PMID: 18308115 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To compare effectiveness in terms of blood loss and operative time of stapling devices among surgeons with different levels of surgical volume. METHODS: We evaluated a group of 29 male patients with invasive bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy by two groups of surgeons. The first group included two high-volume surgeons, and the second group two low-volume surgeons. All cystectomies were performed using the multifire autosuture articulated vascular Endo-GIA. We compared patients with a series of 28 patients who had undergone radical cystectomy during the same period using standard technique by the same surgeons. Blood loss was defined as the difference between the hemoglobin at the beginning and at the end of cystectomy. RESULTS: In the group of high-volume surgeons, the mean operative time was 81.4 +/- 17 minutes and 79.3 +/- 20 minutes for the classical and stapler arm, respectively (P = 0.551). In the low-volume surgeons group, the mean operative time was 114.3 +/- 22 minutes and 92.4 +/- 12 minutes for the two methods (P = 0.003). The mean intraoperative blood loss in the experienced surgeons was 2.3 +/- 0.82 g/dL and 1.49 +/- 0.66 g/dL for the classical and stapler arm, respectively (P = 0.008). In the group of low-volume surgeons, the difference in hemoglobin was 3.02 +/- 0.84 g/dL and 1.91 +/- 0.6 g/dL for the two methods (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Stapling devices seem to make cystectomy safer and faster in surgeons with different surgical volumes. The group of low-volume surgeons benefited more. |
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Authors:
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Vassilios Tzortzis; Stavros Gravas; Iraklis C Mitsogiannis; Georgios Moutzouris; Anastasios Karatzas; Angelos Leventis; Ioannis Mpouzalas; Michael D Melekos |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Urology Volume: 71 ISSN: 1527-9995 ISO Abbreviation: Urology Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-29 Completed Date: 2008-04-08 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0366151 Medline TA: Urology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 337-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Urology, University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece. tzorvas@otenet.gr |
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Aged Blood Loss, Surgical Clinical Competence / statistics & numerical data* Cystectomy / standards*, statistics & numerical data* General Surgery / statistics & numerical data* Humans Male Surgical Staplers* Time Factors Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery* |
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