title: Metabolic syndrome as a predictor for postoperative complications after urologic surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elucidate whether metabolic syndrome (MS) has an effect on outcomes after nephrectomy, prostatectomy, or cystectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program's database, patients undergoing cystectomy, nephrectomy, or prostatectomy between 2005 and 2011 were reviewed to assess for the presence of MS and a variety of perioperative complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall complication rate for cystectomy, nephrectomy, and prostatectomy was 52.4%, 20.2%, and 8.7%, respectively. On multivariate analysis controlling for age, sex, body mass index, cardiac comorbidity, functional status, surgical approach (prostatectomy and nephrectomy), and surgery within 30 days, MS was not associated with perioperative complications in patients undergoing cystectomy (odds ratio [OR], 0.760; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.476-1.213). On multivariate analysis, the presence of MS was a significant predictor of perioperative complications after radical nephrectomy (adjusted OR, 1.489; 95% CI, 1.146-1.934). With regards to prostatectomy, MS was not a significant predictor of complications (OR, 1.065; 95% CI, 0.739-1.535).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients in this cohort with MS undergoing cystectomy or prostatectomy did not experience a higher rate of complications compared with patients without MS, although patients with MS undergoing nephrectomy had a higher complication rate. It may be warranted to preoperatively counsel patients with MS undergoing nephrectomy that complication rates may be higher.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: J Patrick
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Selph
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Whited
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Angela B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Raj S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pruthi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wallen
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: Michael_Woods@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures