Research Article
Total Psoas Area Predicts Complications following Radical Cystectomy
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| | 90-day complication | No complication | value | | | |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 68.5 ± 9.9 | 69.1 ± 9.4 | 0.71 | Gender (%) | | | 0.99 | M | 60 (80) | 48 (80) | | F | 15 (20) | 12 (20) | | Race (%) | | | 0.37 | White | 69 (92) | 58 (97) | | Nonwhite | 6 (8.0) | 2 (3.3) | | Smoker (%) | 51 (68) | 37 (62) | 0.56 | BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 26.2 (22.5–30.4) | 25.3 (22.8–29.0) | 0.45 | Serum albumin, g/dL, median (IQR) | 3.7 (3.0–4.0) | 3.8 (3.4–4.0) | 0.22 | Charlson comorbidity index | | | 0.11 | 0-1 | 28 (37) | 30 (50) | | 2-3 | 26 (35) | 24 (40) | | 3 | 21 (28) | 6 (10) | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (%) | 13 (17) | 7 (12) | 0.36 | L3 TPA, cm2/m2, median (IQR) | 7.8 (6.6–9.5) | 8.8 (7.5–10.1) | 0.023 | Diversion type (%) | | | 0.69 | Neobladder | 21 (28) | 18 (30) | | Continent cutaneous | 4 (5.3) | 1 (1.7) | | Ileal conduit | 48 (64) | 41 (68) | | No diversion (anephric) | 1 (1.3) | 0 | | Pathologic T Stage (%) | | | 0.23 | T0 | 1 (1.3) | 2 (3.3) | | Ta | 0 | 4 (6.7) | | Tis | 8 (11) | 6 (10) | | T1 | 5 (6.7) | 8 (13) | | T2 | 14 (19) | 9 (15) | | T3 | 30 (40) | 22 (37) | | T4 | 17 (23) | 9 (15) | | Node positive (%) | 23 (31) | 14 (23) | 0.16 | Operative time, min, mean ± SD | 356 ± 103 | 334 ± 93 | 0.20 | Estimated blood loss, mL, median (IQR) | 850 (550–1075) | 850 (675–1525) | 0.56 |
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SD: standard deviation, IQR: interquartile range, GFR: glomerular filtration rate, TPA: total psoas area, and mL: milliliter. .
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