Discrepancies between physician-assessed and patient-reported complications after cystectomy - a prospective analysis.

Journal: World journal of urology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Despite the high incidence of perioperative complications following cystectomy, there is a lack of evidence regarding patients' perceptions. Moreover, discrepancies between established complication grading systems and the patient's perspective remain unexplored.

Authors

  • Benedikt Ebner
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany. Benedikt.Ebner@med.uni-muenchen.de.
  • Judith Hirsch
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Annkathrin Holz
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Yannic Volz
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Lennert Eismann
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Julian Hermans
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Nikolaos Pyrgidis
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Marc Kidess
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Marie Semmler
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Isabel Brinkmann
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Can Aydogdu
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Michael Chaloupka
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Andrea Katharina Lindner
    Department of Urology and Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Philipp Weinhold
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Christian G Stief
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Gerald B Schulz
    Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.