Guideline adherence for the surgical treatment of T1 renal tumours correlates with hospital volume: an analysis from the British Association of Urological Surgeons Nephrectomy Audit.
Maxine Gia Binh TranKatja K H AbenErik WerkhovenJoana Briosa NevesSarah FowlerMark SullivanGrant D StewartBen ChallacombeAhmed MahrousPrasad PatkiFaiz MumtazRavi BarodAxel Bexnull nullPublished in: BJU international (2019)
Closer guideline adherence was exhibited by higher surgical volume centres. Treatment of T1 tumours using PN increased with increasing HV, and was accompanied by an inverse association of HV with complication rate. These results support the centralisation of kidney cancer specialist cancer surgical services to improve patient outcomes.