The impact of atrial fibrillation on outcomes in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy

Abstract

Author contributions SP: Protocol development, data collection and management, data analysis and manuscript writing. GS: Protocol development, data collection and management, data analysis and manuscript writing. SK: Protocol development, data collection and management, data analysis and manuscript writing. ST: Protocol development, data collection and management, data analysis and manuscript writing.Funding None to declare.

Prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation in patients suffering prostate cancer: a national analysis in the United States

“…Regardless of hormonal therapy, radical prostatectomy is the most commonly used treatment modality for the disease, and still remains the reference standard treatment for localized PC ( 27 ). As a common postoperative complication, perioperative AF is highly associated with adverse outcomes such as cardiac complications, longer hospital stays, higher costs, and higher resource utilization ( 12 , 28 ).…”

“…Hospital-level characteristics included the region, teaching status, bed size, and hospital ownership. We also collected information on comorbidities, as suggested in previous studies, such as alcohol abuse, drug misuse, coronary heart disease, lipoid metabolism disorders, atherosclerosis, nephrotic syndrome, thyrotoxicosis, and chronic kidney disease, according to ICD-9/10 diagnostic codes and procedure codes ( 12 ). All the variables are shown in the first column of Table 1 .…”