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Table 2 Operative characteristics at PCLND

From: Laparoscopic and open postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with advanced testicular cancer – a single center analysis

Variable

L-PCLND

O-PCLND

p Value

N = 46

N = 21

Clinical stage Lugano; n (%)

   

CS IIa

6 (13.0)

1 (4.8)

0.586 *1

CS IIb

14 (30.4)

5 (23.8)

CS IIc

6 (13.0)

3 (14.3)

CS IIIa

7 (15.2)

2 (9.5)

CS IIIb

5 (10.9)

2 (9.5)

CS IIIc

8 (17.4)

8 (38.1)

Resected template; n (%)

   

radical bilateral

12 (26.0)

13 (61.9)

0.002 *1

modified template resection*3

32 (69.5)

5 (23.8)

lumpectomy

2 (4.3)

0 (0)

Median age; yrs (IQR)

32.0 (26.5 – 37.5)

28.0 (22.0 – 34.0)

0.521 *2

Median BMI; kg/m2 (IQR)

24.0 (21.8 – 26.2)

22.6 (19.3 – 25.8)

0.789 *2

Median operative time; min (IQR)

212.0 (145 – 298)

232.5 (181 – 424)

0.256 *2

Insertion of wound drainage tube; n (%)

12 (26.0)

15 (71.4)

<0.001 *1

Median duration of drainage tube; days (IQR)

0.0 (0.0 – 1.0)

3.5 (2.0 – 6.5)

<0.001 *2

Median duration of hospital stay; days (IQR)

6.0 (5.0 – 7.5)

11.5 (7.0 – 16.5)

0.002 *2

Intraoperative complications; n (%)

   

none

36 (78.3)

13 (61.9)

0.244 *1

Clavien I

0 (0)

1 (4.7)

Clavien II

1 (2.2)

1 (4.7)

Clavien III

9 (19.6)

6 (28.5)

Intraoperative conversion rate; n (%)

3 (6.5)

0 (0)

n.a.

Blood loss categories; n (%)

   

n.s. < 100 ml

41 (89.1)

15 (71.4)

0.076 *1

100-500 ml without transfusion

1 (2.1)

3 (14.2)

>500 ml or transfusion

4 (8.6)

3 (14.2)

Intraoperative kidney resection; n (%)

0 (0)

3 (14.3)

0.028 *1

Major vascular injuries; n (%)

12 (26.0)

4 (19.0)

0.758 *1

Postoperative complications; n (%)*4

  

0.431 *1

none

41 (89.1)

18 (85.7)

Clavien I

4 (8.7)

2 (9.5)

Clavien III

0 (0)

1 (4.8)

 
  1. Abbreviations
  2. L-PCLND – laparoscopic postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection; O-PCLND – open postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection; CS – clinical stage; yrs – years; IQR – interquartile range; n.a. – not applicable; *1 – fishers exact test; *2 – Mann–Whitney U test; *3 – modified template resection = nerve sparing technique or unilateral resection; *4 – information for one patient in the L-PCLND group was missing.