PURPOSE: Frailty has been correlated with worse postoperative outcomes. Prospective studies examining frailty and bladder cancer are lacking. We aimed to determine whether a prospective frailty assessment or traditional risk indices can identify patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) at risk for complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients ≥65 years undergoing RC were preoperatively assessed using Fried Frailty Criteria (FFC; grip strength, gait speed, exhaustion, physical activity, shrinking), Charlson Comorbidity Index, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Karnofsky Performance Scale, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale. Thirty-day and 90-day postoperative complications were recorded. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty three patients were assessed with median age of 74 years. Fifty-nine patients (48.0%) had ≥1 complication within 30 days and 72 (58.5%) within 90 days. Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (odds ratio [OR] 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.17, P = 0.027) and shrinking (OR 3.79, 95% CI 1.64-9.26, P = 0.0024) were significant for any 30-day complication, while physical activity was protective (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.69-1.00, P = 0.072) for any 90-day complication. Being intermediately frail or frail was associated with high-grade 30-day (OR 4.87, 95% CI 1.39-22.77, P = 0.022) and 90-day complications (OR 3.01, 95% CI 1.05-9.37, P = 0.045), along with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score ≥3 (OR 45.00, 95% CI 6.92-437.69, P = 0.0010 and OR 17.85, 95% CI 3.21-143.26, P = 0.0079, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Fried Frailty Criteria were predictive of high-grade complications, while individual components were predictive of having any complication. Elderly patients should be routinely assessed prior to RC to guide postoperative care.
PURPOSE: Frailty has been correlated with worse postoperative outcomes. Prospective studies examining frailty and bladder cancer are lacking. We aimed to determine whether a prospective frailty assessment or traditional risk indices can identify patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) at risk for complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients ≥65 years undergoing RC were preoperatively assessed using Fried Frailty Criteria (FFC; grip strength, gait speed, exhaustion, physical activity, shrinking), Charlson Comorbidity Index, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Karnofsky Performance Scale, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale. Thirty-day and 90-day postoperative complications were recorded. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty three patients were assessed with median age of 74 years. Fifty-nine patients (48.0%) had ≥1 complication within 30 days and 72 (58.5%) within 90 days. Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (odds ratio [OR] 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.17, P = 0.027) and shrinking (OR 3.79, 95% CI 1.64-9.26, P = 0.0024) were significant for any 30-day complication, while physical activity was protective (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.69-1.00, P = 0.072) for any 90-day complication. Being intermediately frail or frail was associated with high-grade 30-day (OR 4.87, 95% CI 1.39-22.77, P = 0.022) and 90-day complications (OR 3.01, 95% CI 1.05-9.37, P = 0.045), along with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score ≥3 (OR 45.00, 95% CI 6.92-437.69, P = 0.0010 and OR 17.85, 95% CI 3.21-143.26, P = 0.0079, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Fried Frailty Criteria were predictive of high-grade complications, while individual components were predictive of having any complication. Elderly patients should be routinely assessed prior to RC to guide postoperative care.
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