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ABSTRACT: Patient summary
In a review of data for 1993-2018, we found that death from other causes after removal of the bladder (radical cystectomy) for bladder cancer decreased over time. This decreasing trend might increase the age limit at which bladder cancer patients can benefit from radical cystectomy in the future.
SUBMITTER: Froehner M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8317886 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Froehner Michael M Koch Rainer R Heberling Ulrike U Borkowetz Angelika A Hübler Matthias M Novotny Vladimir V Wirth Manfred P MP Thomas Christian C
European urology open science 20210518
Life expectancy is increasing in many parts of the world. Using proportional hazard models for competing risks, we investigated whether this increase has changed outcomes after radical cystectomy in a sample of 1419 consecutive patients treated between 1993 and 2018. During the observation period, the mean age and the proportion of patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status class 3 or 4 increased, whereas the proportion of patients with heart disease decreased. Competing ...[more]