Outcomes
| Outcome | Cohort; no. (%) of patients* | p value† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical | Transitional | Implementation | ||
| Length of stay, median, d | ||||
| All patients | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.06‡ |
| Patients with initial nonperative intent | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.2‡ |
| 1-yr readmission for recurrence | 29 (45) | 13 (23) | 9 (29) | 0.04§ |
| No. of recurrences, mean ± SD | ||||
| All patients | 0.95 ± 1.11 | 0.43 ± 0.92 | 0.42 ± 0.67 | 0.003‡ |
| Patients with previous surgery | 1.00 ± 1.11 | 0.00 ± 0.94 | 0.43 ± 0.69 | 0.002‡ |
| Operation for recurrence | 8 (28) | 2 (15) | 2 (22) | 0.8§ |
| Time to follow-up, median, d | 33.0 | 31.5 | 29.0 | 0.3‡ |
| Complications | ||||
| Any | 2 (3) | 3 (5) | 3 (10) | 0.5§ |
| Clavien–Dindo grade > III | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.5§ |
| Died | 0 (0) | 4 (7) | 1 (3) | 0.07§ |