Table 1.
clinical variables of 1018 patients who underwent major surgery for urological cancer.
| Variables | N (%) or median [IQR] |
|---|---|
| Total | 1018 |
| Age, year | 72 [67-77] |
| Male | 920 (90.4) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.2 [21.3-25.1] |
| ECOG-PS; | |
| 0 | 863 (84.9) |
| 1 | 138 (13.6) |
| 2 | 16 (1.6) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 0 [0-2] |
| Stage groups of cancer; | |
| ≤I | 238 (23.4) |
| II | 534 (52.5) |
| III | 206 (20.2) |
| IV | 40 (3.9) |
| SARC-F questionnaire; | |
| Strength ≥1 | 84 (8.3) |
| Assistance with walking ≥1 | 148 (14.5) |
| Rise from a chair ≥1 | 26 (2.6) |
| Climb stairs ≥1 | 105 (10.3) |
| Falls ≥1 | 83 (8.2) |
| Surgical form; | |
| Radical cystectomy | 124 (12.2) |
| Radical prostatectomy | 612 (60.1) |
| Radical nephrectomy | 55 (5.4) |
| Partial nephrectomy | 140 (13.8) |
| Radical nephroureterectomy | 87 (8.5) |
| Surgical approaches; | |
| Open | 131 (12.9) |
| Laparoscopic | 75 (7.4) |
| Robot-assisted | 812 (79.7) |
| Operative time, minutes | 169 [140-208] |
| Estimated blood loss, ml | 78 [28-203] |
| Blood transfusion | 36 (3.5) |
| Postoperative complications, highest; | |
| CDC ≤1 | 805 (79.0) |
| CDC 2 | 169 (16.6) |
| CDC 3 or more | 44 (4.3) |
| Length of hospital stay, day | 8 [7-10] |
CDC=Clavien-Dindo classification. ECOG-PS=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-performance status. IQR=Interquartile range. SARC-F=Simple questionnaire to rapidly diagnose sarcopenia.