TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgeon Scorecards Improve Muscle Sampling on Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor and Recurrence Outcomes in Patients with Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
AU - Das, Arighno
AU - Cohen, Jason E.
AU - Ko, Oliver S.
AU - Jordan, Brian J.
AU - Glaser, Alexander P.
AU - Auffenberg, Gregory B.
AU - Meeks, Joshua J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Purpose:The presence of detrusor muscle is essential for accurate staging of T1 cancers. Detrusor muscle presence can be a quality indicator of transurethral resection of bladder tumor for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. We hypothesized that increasing surgeon awareness of personal and institutional detrusor muscle sampling rates could improve resection quality and long-term oncologic outcomes.Materials and Methods:A retrospective review of transurethral resections of bladder tumor from 1/2006 to 2/2018 was performed. The presence of detrusor muscle in the pathology report and transurethral resection specimen were extracted from records. Individual surgeon scorecards were created and distributed. Rates of detrusor muscle sampling were compared prior to and 12 months after distribution. Chart review was done to compare 3-year recurrence and progression outcomes before and after distribution of scorecards.Results:The rate of detrusor muscle sampling increased from 36% (1,250/3,488) to 54% (202/373) (p=0.001) in the 12 months after scorecard distribution, ie from 30% (448/1,500) to 55% (91/165) (p <0.001) in Ta tumors and from 47% (183/390) to 72% (42/58) (p <0.001) in T1 tumors. Pathological reporting of muscle also improved for all samples (73%, 2,530/3,488 to 90%, 334/373, p <0.001), Ta (75%, 1,127/1,500 to 94%, 155/165, p <0.001) and T1 (93%, 362/390 to 100%, 58/58, p=0.04). On multivariate Cox regression analysis, the surgeon scorecard was associated with decreased 3-year risk of recurrence (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.40-0.99).Conclusions:Creation and distribution of individual surgeon scorecards improved detrusor muscle sampling on transurethral resection and was associated with decreased risk of disease recurrence. Quality evaluation of transurethral resection of bladder tumor may contribute to improved outcomes of patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
AB - Purpose:The presence of detrusor muscle is essential for accurate staging of T1 cancers. Detrusor muscle presence can be a quality indicator of transurethral resection of bladder tumor for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. We hypothesized that increasing surgeon awareness of personal and institutional detrusor muscle sampling rates could improve resection quality and long-term oncologic outcomes.Materials and Methods:A retrospective review of transurethral resections of bladder tumor from 1/2006 to 2/2018 was performed. The presence of detrusor muscle in the pathology report and transurethral resection specimen were extracted from records. Individual surgeon scorecards were created and distributed. Rates of detrusor muscle sampling were compared prior to and 12 months after distribution. Chart review was done to compare 3-year recurrence and progression outcomes before and after distribution of scorecards.Results:The rate of detrusor muscle sampling increased from 36% (1,250/3,488) to 54% (202/373) (p=0.001) in the 12 months after scorecard distribution, ie from 30% (448/1,500) to 55% (91/165) (p <0.001) in Ta tumors and from 47% (183/390) to 72% (42/58) (p <0.001) in T1 tumors. Pathological reporting of muscle also improved for all samples (73%, 2,530/3,488 to 90%, 334/373, p <0.001), Ta (75%, 1,127/1,500 to 94%, 155/165, p <0.001) and T1 (93%, 362/390 to 100%, 58/58, p=0.04). On multivariate Cox regression analysis, the surgeon scorecard was associated with decreased 3-year risk of recurrence (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.40-0.99).Conclusions:Creation and distribution of individual surgeon scorecards improved detrusor muscle sampling on transurethral resection and was associated with decreased risk of disease recurrence. Quality evaluation of transurethral resection of bladder tumor may contribute to improved outcomes of patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
KW - cystoscopy
KW - neoplasm staging
KW - quality improvement
KW - urinary bladder neoplasms
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U2 - 10.1097/JU.0000000000001372
DO - 10.1097/JU.0000000000001372
M3 - Article
C2 - 33021430
AN - SCOPUS:85101742685
SN - 0022-5347
VL - 205
SP - 693
EP - 700
JO - Journal of Urology
JF - Journal of Urology
IS - 3
ER -
