Surgery for urologic cancers after SARS-CoV-2 infection: Adverse outcomes and optimal delay.

Authors

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Madelyn Anne Flitcroft

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Madelyn Anne Flitcroft , Nathaniel Verhagen , Nayan Shah , Scott Johnson , Anai Kothari

Organizations

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with increased adverse outcomes. Research conducted early in the COVID-19 pandemic suggested an 8 week delay after SARS-CoV-2 infection prior to undergoing surgery. The aim of this study is to determine if prior COVID-19 infection is an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes following surgery for urologic cancers. A secondary objective was to determine the optimal duration to delay surgery, specifically cystectomy, prostatectomy, or nephrectomy, after COVID-19 infection. Methods: Data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) data enclave was used to conduct this retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients with cancer diagnoses that underwent surgery for urologic cancers after January 2020 were included in the analyses. Urologic surgeries were queried using standard SNOMED concepts corresponding to cystectomy, nephrectomy, and prostatectomy. Patients were assessed for adverse postoperative events that were defined using standard SNOMED clinical concepts. COVID-19 positive patients were identified via the N3C Knowledge Store using positive lab measurement or a positive SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Analyses were conducted in the N3C data enclave. Results: The study cohort included 38,974 total patients with 15,216, 14,778, and 8,980, undergoing cystectomy, prostatectomy, and nephrectomy, respectively. 2,807 had a history of COVID-19 infection greater than 20 days prior to surgery. Prior history of COVID-19 was independently associated with adverse outcomes for cystectomy (OR 1.21 [1.03-1.43], p<0.05) and nephrectomy (OR 1.27 [1.06-1.52], p<0.05), but not prostatectomy (OR 1.14 [0.95-1.36]). Multivariable regression assessing time to surgery and risk for any adverse events, did not reveal significant benefit to waiting greater than 20 days after COVID-19 infection to operate. Conclusions: Patients with known prior COVID-19 infection who underwent surgical treatment of urologic cancers experienced increased risk of adverse surgical outcomes. Among this group, those who delayed surgery greater than 20 days after infection did not demonstrate decreased risk of these negative outcomes across the procedures studied. Optimal surgical delay in the treatment of urologic cancers after COVID-19 infection does not appear to be greater than 20 days.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer and Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Prostate Cancer - Advanced

Sub Track

Quality of Care/Quality Improvement and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 6; abstr 484)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.6_suppl.484

Abstract #

484

Poster Bd #

J6

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