Frailty as a predictor of complications after radical cystectomy: A prospective study of various preoperative assessments

In the United States in 2018, it is estimated 81,190 patients will be diagnosed with bladder cancer, and 17,240 patients will die due to the disease [1]. Both men and women are usually diagnosed at an advanced age, with an average age of 69 years for men and 71 years for women [2]. The 5-year cause-specific survival rate for those 60 to 65 years old is 84% and decreases to 60% in those 85 years and older [3]. While radical cystectomy is the gold standard treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, this procedure carries significant morbidity, with reported 30-day complication rates ranging from 31.5% to 58% [4 –9] and 90-day complication rates from 47% to 78% [10].

Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - November 15, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Madeleine L. Burg, Thomas G. Clifford, Soroush T. Bazargani, Michael Lin-Brande, Gus Miranda, Jie Cai, Anne K. Schuckman, Hooman Djaladat, Siamak Daneshmand Source Type: research