Complication reporting with the Bern Comprehensive Complication Index CCI after open radical prostatectomy: A longitudinal long-term single-center study

To impartially optimize complication reporting in patients after open radical prostatectomy (ORP) and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) by adopting the modified Bern Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI). ORP and PLND are associated with relevant postoperative morbidity. The CCI—ranging from 0 (no complications) to 100 (death)—is a tool that aims to integrate all complications occuring within 90 days postoperatively weighted by severity in a...