Preoperative frailty predicts adverse short-term postoperative outcomes in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy.

Giuseppe Rosiello Carlotta PalumboMarina DeukerLara Franziska StolzenbachZhe TianAlessandro LarcherUmberto CapitanioFrancesco MontorsiShahrokh F ShariatAnil KapoorFred SaadAlberto BrigantiPierre I Karakiewicz

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Preoperative frailty is important in RNU patients. One of four RNU patients is frail. Moreover, frailty predicts short-term postoperative complications, as well as longer LOS and higher THCs after RNU.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
patients undergoing
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
community dwelling
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
drug induced
glycemic control