Nicole Benfante
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About
Nicole Benfante is a surgical outcomes researcher whose work focuses on optimizing perioperative care in urologic oncology, particularly for patients undergoing robotic and minimally invasive procedures. Her research addresses critical gaps in postoperative management, from reducing opioid overprescription to refining surgical decision-making. In her most impactful study, Benfante led a landmark investigation demonstrating that standardizing opioid prescriptions after ambulatory oncologic surgery dramatically curbs overprescription—a finding with direct implications for combating the opioid crisis, earning 24 citations. She has also advanced the understanding of nephrometry scoring systems, showing how specific imaging-based tumor characteristics predict perioperative outcomes in robotic partial nephrectomy (12 citations). Her contributions extend to comparative effectiveness research, including a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial that examined uretero-enteric stricture risk between open and robot-assisted radical cystectomy (9 citations), and an evaluation of salvage radical prostatectomy morbidity. Through her methodical analyses of transfusion requirements and surgical complications, Benfante provides evidence-based guidance that helps surgeons minimize unnecessary interventions while improving patient recovery. Her work is essential reading for clinicians seeking to refine postoperative protocols and enhance the safety of urologic cancer surgery.
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