Optimizing a frail elderly patient for radical cystectomy with a prehabilitation program

a comparison of early results and patient satisfaction rate between modified radical cystectomy with mainz ii urinary diversion and standard radical cystectomy with continent ileocecal urinary diversion

background: this study compared the early success, complication and patient satisfaction rates of modified extraperitoneal radical cystectomy (mainz ii urinary diversion) with standard intraperitoneal radical cystectomy (continent ileocecal urinary diversion) in a group of patients with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder. methods: from september 2009 until november 2013...

Assessment of Perioperative Morbidity for Radical Cystectomy in Elderly Patients

Assessment of Perioperative Morbidity for Radical Cystectomy in Elderly Patients

Radical Cystectomy with Ileal Conduit Urinary Diversion in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an option for the surgical management of severe heart failure, and radical cystectomy remains the standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Given a complicated population in terms of comorbidities and management for patients with an LVAD, there is little experience with major urologic procedures, which require balancing the benefits of surgery...

Anemia in the frail, elderly patient.

Anemia and frailty are two common findings in geriatric patients and have been shown to be associated with poor outcomes in this patient group. Recent studies have contributed to the growing evidence of a possible association with the age-related chronic inflammatory status known as "inflammaging". These findings do not only give a better insight into the pathogenesis of anemia in frailty, but ...