Unilateral cutaneous ureterostomy with separate stomata vs ileal conduit after radical cystectomy

Table 3 Comparison between the two groups for the preoperative, operative, and postoperative variables

Variables		Group A (CU)	Group B (IC)	P value
Age		62 (48-83)	61 (51-73)	0.59
BMI (kg/m2)		24.65 (19.2-29.5)	23.15 (20.8-30.2)	0.468
eGFR (ml/minute)		88.5 (16-113)	98.5 (48-117)	0.287
Preoperative hemoglobin (g/dL)		10.7 (9-14.7)	12.85 (10.5-16.3)	0.056
Preoperative serum creatinine (mg/dL)		1 (0.5-3.9)	0.85 (0.5-1.6)	0.361
Smoking		13 (81.25%)	10 (62.5%)	0.433
Medical comorbidities		6 (37.5%)	6 (37.5%)	> 0.999
Tumor stage	T1	5 (31.25%)	3 (18.75%)	0.445
	T2	5 (31.25%)	12 (75%)
	T3	6 (37.5%)	1 (6.25%)
Tumor histopathology	Urothelial	10 (62.5%)	9 (56.25%)	0.496
	Squamous cell carcinoma	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.25%)
	Adenocarcinoma	1 (6.3%)	0
	Urothelial with variant	3 (18.75%)	6 (37.5%)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy		4 (25%)	3 (18.75%)	> 0.999
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy		2 (12.5%)	0	0.484
Intravesical BCG		3 (18.8%)	1 (6.3%)	0.6
Operative time (minutes)		360 (250-480)	350 (270-500)	0.985
Shunt time (minutes)		60 (40-110)	122.5 (90-165)	< 0.001
Estimated blood loss (cc)		950 (800-2000)	900 (600-1600)	0.171
Blood transfusion (units)		2 (2-4)	2 (1-4)	0.184
Postoperative hemoglobin level (g/dL)		10.15 (7.7-12.6)	11.05 (8.9-13.6)	0.029
Postoperative serum creatinine level (mg/dL)		1.2 (0.6-3.3)	1 (0.6-1.8)	0.11
Hospital stay (days)		10 (3-33)	13 (9-55)	0.08
Number of retrieved lymph nodes		15.5 (4-28)	20 (8-39)	0.08
Perioperative complications		15 (93.75%)	16 (100%)	> 0.999
Complication grade
No or low grades		11 (68.75%)	14 (87.5%)	0.394
High grades		5 (31.25%)	2 (12.5%)
Days between appliance base changes		15 (10-25)	7 (5-15)	< 0.001
Serum creatinine level at last follow-up (mg/dL)		1.15 (0.9-4.1)	1.1 (0.8-2.2)	0.12
eGFR (mL/minute)		70 (14-100)	78 (33-101)	0.186
Incidence of re-intervention		0.4 (0.699)	0.46 (0.66)	> 0.999
Febrile UTI		7 (63.63%)	2 (14.28%)	0.017
QoL score after 6 months		68 (52-90)	80.5 (62-103)	0.029

CU: Cutaneous ureterostomy; IC: Ileal conduit; BMI: Body mass index; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; BCG: Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin; QoL: Quality of life; UTI: Urinary tract infection.