European urology focus
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European urology focus · Mar 2019
Letter Comparative StudyValidation of the Preoperative Score to Predict Postoperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy.
Standardized prediction of perioperative mortality risk is of major clinical concern in the radical cystectomy setting. We validated the recently developed Preoperative Score to Predict Postoperative Mortality (POSPOM) in a sample of 1083 consecutive cystectomy patients treated between 1993 and 2014. POSPOM was calculated as originally described based on age and 13 further parameters; three parameters which were not available in our database were ignored. ⋯ The absolute mortality figures in a high volume academic center were, however, lower than predicted based on nationwide collected data. PATIENT With a good discriminative accuracy, Preoperative Score to Predict Postoperative Mortality might standardize the prediction of postoperative mortality after radical cystectomy. The absolute mortality figures in a high volume academic center were, however, lower than predicted based on nationwide collected data.