Table 2 Characteristics of the study population
Total (2759, 100 %) | |
|---|---|
Patient-related variables | |
Gender | |
Male | 2091 (75.8 %) |
Female | 668 (24.2 %) |
Age | |
Less than 60 years-old | 643 (23.3 %) |
Between 60–69 years-old | 828 (30 %) |
Between 70–75 years-old | 557 (20.2 %) |
More than 75 years-old | 731 (26.5 %) |
Post-operative complications | |
Yes | 849 (30.7 %) |
No | 1910 (69.3 %) |
Overall mortality | 1355 (49.1 %) |
5 years overall survival | 46 % |
Health system characteristics | |
RUIS-MSSS region where surgery was performed | |
Region A | 1342 (48.6 %) |
Region B | 632 (23 %) |
Region C | 563 (20.4 %) |
Region D | 222 (8 %) |
Surgery in a urology teaching hospital | 1172 (42.48 %) |
Hospital annual RC case load | |
Less than 10 RCs per year | 1184 (42.9 %) |
Between 10–25 RCs per year | 934 (33.8 %) |
More than 25 RCs per year | 641 (23.3 %) |
Surgeon annual RC case load | |
Less than 3 RCs per year | 1621 (58.7 %) |
Between 3–9 RCs per year | 814 (29.6 %) |
More than 9 RCs per year | 324 (11.7 %) |