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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2021

Comprehensive assessment of the morbidity of renal mass biopsy: A population-based assessment of biopsy-related complications.

Alaina Garbens, Christopher J D Wallis, Zachary Klaassen, Refik Saskin, Lesley Plumptre, Ronald Kodama, Sender Herschorn, Robert K Nam

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Article in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Optimizing the management of patients with small renal masses in a Canadian context: A Markov decision-analysis model.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2022
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Alaina GarbensDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Christopher J D WallisDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Zachary KlaassenSection of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Refik SaskinInstitute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lesley PlumptreICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ronald KodamaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sender HerschornDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Robert K NamDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWe sought to assess seven-day and 30-day complications following renal mass biopsy (RMB), including mortality, hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, and operative and non-operative complications and compare these to rates in population-matched controls.

methodsWe performed a population-based, matched, retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing RMB following consultation with a urologist and axial imaging from 2003-2015 in Ontario, Canada. Data on seven-day and 30-day rates of mortality, as well as operative and non operative complications after RMB were reported. The seven-day and 30-day rates of mortality, operative and non-operative interventions, hospitalizations, and ED visits were compared to matched controls using multivariable logistic regression.

resultsAmong 6840 patients who underwent RMB in the study period, 24 (0.4%) and 159 (2.3%) died within seven and 30 days of their biopsy, respectively. Seven- and 30-day operative intervention rates were 79 (1.2%) and 236 (3.4%), respectively. Seven- and 30-day non-operative intervention rates were 227 (3.3%) and 529 (7.7%), respectively. Thirty-day mortality (odds ratio [OR] 8.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.1-13.0), hospitalizations (OR 12.6, 95% CI 10.6-15.2), and ED visits (OR 3.8, 95% CI 3.4-4.3) were more common among patients who underwent RMB than the matched controls (p<0.001 for each).

conclusionsPatients undergoing RMB may have a small but non-negligible increased risk of mortality, hospital readmission, and ED visits compared to matched controls. However, limitations in the granularity of the dataset limits the strength of these conclusions. Further studies are needed to confirm our results. These risks should be discussed with patients for shared decision-making and considered in the risk/benefit tradeoff for the management of small renal masses.

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PMID32744997
PMCPMC7864714

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