Chronic pulmonary diseases are independent risk factors for complications after radical nephrectomy


Tokgoz H., Akduman B., ÜNAL İ., Erol B., Akyurek E., Mungan N. A.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.43, no.4, pp.1025-1031, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

We aimed to identify the prognostic factors and the new parameters such as Charlson's comorbidity index (CCI) that might predict postoperative complication rates in a radical nephrectomy cohort. We also evaluated the correlation of CCI with the Clavien postoperative complication scale (CPCS).