Background: Preoperative anatomical scoring system is helpful to comparison between management options and assessment of postoperative consequences in patients with small renal cancers. This study aimed to assess the value of the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score (RNS) in predicting perioperative outcomes in patients with renal tumor
Methods: thirty three patients who had localized renal tumor managed by open surgery between February 2018 to February 2020. Patients were divided into three groups according to their RNS (low, moderate, and high). Clinical characteristics with perioperative variables, complications, and RNS were compared to assess the differences between the three groups. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors of postoperative complications.
Results: According to the RNS, there were 18, 10, and 5 patients in the low, moderate, and high RNS groups, respectively. There were significant differences in estimated blood loss, warm ischemia time, operation time, perioperative creatinine clearance change , and number of patients with complications among the three groups. The values for EBL, WIT, OT, PCCC, and NPC for patients in the high RNS group were higher than those for patients in the low RNS group. After adjustment for OT, WIT, and EBL, RNS was statistically significantly associated with the risk of postoperative complications in a multivariable logistic regression model (odds ratio = 1.541, 95% confidence interval: 1.059–2.242, P = 0.024).
Conclusions: The RNS is a valuable tool for evaluating the complexity of renal tumor anatomy. It can aid surgeons in preoperative decision making concerning management therapy. Future multicenter, large sample size studies are warranted for evaluating its predicting performance of perioperative outcomes.
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