OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between preoperative serum albumin and mortality and postoperative complications after radical cystectomy (RC) and urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 1097 RCs performed for the treatment of bladder cancer between 1992 and 2005. All data were entered prospectively into a hospital-based complications database. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the association between preoperative serum albumin and complications and mortality ≤90 days of RC, while controlling for preoperative patient and disease characteristics. RESULTS: Low preoperative serum albumin was identified in 14% of the cohort. Preoperative serum albumin was a predictor of postoperative complications (adjusted odds ratio [OR] per unit increase in albumin: 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.42-0.90) and 90-day mortality (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.14-0.75) when controlling for sex, race, age-adjusted Charlson score, body mass index, prior history of abdominal surgery, clinical stage, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy. As serum albumin decreased, the risk of complications and mortality increased. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to age-adjusted Charlson score, low preoperative serum albumin is a significant predictor of complications and mortality after RC. Serum albumin testing can be used to identify individuals at high-risk of morbidity and mortality.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between preoperative serum albumin and mortality and postoperative complications after radical cystectomy (RC) and urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 1097 RCs performed for the treatment of bladder cancer between 1992 and 2005. All data were entered prospectively into a hospital-based complications database. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the association between preoperative serum albumin and complications and mortality ≤90 days of RC, while controlling for preoperative patient and disease characteristics. RESULTS: Low preoperative serum albumin was identified in 14% of the cohort. Preoperative serum albumin was a predictor of postoperative complications (adjusted odds ratio [OR] per unit increase in albumin: 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.42-0.90) and 90-day mortality (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.14-0.75) when controlling for sex, race, age-adjusted Charlson score, body mass index, prior history of abdominal surgery, clinical stage, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy. As serum albumin decreased, the risk of complications and mortality increased. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to age-adjusted Charlson score, low preoperative serum albumin is a significant predictor of complications and mortality after RC. Serum albumin testing can be used to identify individuals at high-risk of morbidity and mortality.
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