Korean J Urol.  2015 Aug;56(8):594-600. 10.4111/kju.2015.56.8.594.

Inpatients hypospadias care: Trends and outcomes from the American nationwide inpatient sample

• Meyer C
• Sukumar S
• Sood A
• Hanske J
• Vetterlein M
• Elder JS
• Fisch M
• Trinh QD
• Friedman A

• KMID: 2164411
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2015.56.8.594

Abstract

PURPOSE
Hypospadias is the most common congenital penile anomaly. Information about current utilization patterns of inpatient hypospadias repair as well as complication rates remain poorly evaluated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was used to identify all patients undergoing inpatient hypospadias repair between 1998 and 2010. Patient and hospital characteristics were attained and outcomes of interest included intra- and immediate postoperative complications. Utilization was evaluated temporally and also according to patient and hospital characteristics. Predictors of complications and excess length of stay were evaluated by logistic regression models.
RESULTS
A weighted 10,201 patients underwent inpatient hypospadias repair between 1998 and 2010. Half were infants (52.2%), and were operated in urban and teaching hospitals. Trend analyses demonstrated a decline in incidence of inpatient hypospadias repair (estimated annual percentage change, -6.80%; range, -0.51% to -12.69%; p=0.037). Postoperative complication rate was 4.9% and most commonly wound-related. Hospital volume was inversely related to complication rates. Specifically, higher hospital volume (>31 cases annually) was the only variable associated with decreased postoperative complications.
CONCLUSIONS
Inpatient hypospadias repair have substantially decreased since the late 1990's. Older age groups and presumably more complex procedures constitute most of the inpatient procedures nowadays.

Keyword

Hypospadias; Inpatients; Outcome assessment; Postoperative complications

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data/*trends
Humans
Hypospadias/epidemiology/*surgery
Infant
Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data/trends
Male
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Postoperative Complications/epidemiology
United States/epidemiology
Workload/statistics & numerical data
Young Adult

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Temporal trend analyses of incidence of inpatient hypospadias repair during the years 1998-2010. EAPC, estimated annual percentage change.

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