Preoperative MELD score predicts mortality and adverse outcomes following radical cystectomy: analysis of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
Christian Habib AyoubAli DakroubJose M El-AsmarAdel Hajj AliHadi BeainiSuhaib AbdulfattahAlbert El HajjPublished in: Therapeutic advances in urology (2022)
MELD score ⩾ 10 is associated with higher mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing radical cystectomy compared with lower MELD scores. Risk-stratification using MELD score may assist clinicians in identifying high-risk patients to provide adequate preoperative counseling, optimize perioperative conditions, and even consider nonsurgical alternatives.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- patients undergoing
- patient safety
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- cardiac surgery
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- acute kidney injury
- patient reported
- electronic health record