Open Access30-Day Mortality and Major Complications after Radical Prostatectomy: Influence of Age and Comorbidity
Author(s) -
Shabbir M.H. Alibhai,
Marc Leach,
George Tomlinson,
Murray Krahn,
Neil Fleshner,
Eric J. Holowaty,
Gary Naglie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
jnci journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/dji313
Subject(s) - comorbidity , prostatectomy , medicine , odds ratio , prostate cancer , confidence interval , logistic regression , cancer
Radical prostatectomy is associated with excellent long-term disease control for localized prostate cancer. Prior studies have suggested an increased risk of short-term complications among older men who underwent radical prostatectomy, but these studies did not adjust for comorbidity.
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