Table 1 Characteristics of patients undergoing nephrectomy for the treatment of renal cancer in Germany, 2005-2006
All | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalizations | 23,753 | 14,823 | 8,930 |
Lymph node (Ndl) and distant metastasis status | |||
Ndl -, distant metastasis - | 89.4 | 89.0 | 90.0 |
Ndl +, distant metastasis - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Ndl +, distant metastasis + | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Ndl -, distant metastasis + | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
Age (years) at hospitalization (%) | |||
< 40 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
40-49 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 |
50-59 | 17.7 | 19.6 | 14.5 |
60-69 | 33.4 | 35.0 | 30.9 |
70-79 | 30.2 | 28.5 | 33.1 |
≥ 80 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
Median age (P10-P90) | 66 (49–78) | 66 (48–77) | 68 (50–80) |
Length of hospital stay (days) Median (P10-P90) | 11 (8–20) | 11 (8–20) | 12 (8–21) |
Intrahospital mortality (%) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Charlson comorbidity index: Median (P10-P90) | 1.0 (0–4) | 1.0 (0–4) | 0 (0–3) |
Type and surgical approach (%) | |||
Partial (any) | 17.9 | 19.4 | 15.3 |
Partial, open | 17.0 | 18.4 | 14.7 |
Partial, laparoscopic | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Total (any) | 79.2 | 77.6 | 81.9 |
Total, open | 71.6 | 70.1 | 74.3 |
Total laparoscopic | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Unclear or implausible1) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Complications (%) | |||
Gastrointestinal tract | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Respiratory system | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Bleeding or acute posthaemorrhagic anemia | 18.4 | 17.8 | 19.4 |
Bleeding or acute posthaemorrhagic anemia requiring blood transfusion | 13.5 | 12.6 | 14.8 |
Urological system | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
Infections | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |