Are age , tumour stage , and preoperative serum albumin level independent predictors of mortality after radical cystectomy for treatment of bladder cancer in Hong Kong Chinese?
Age, tumour stage, and preoperative serum albumin level were predictors of survival after radical cystectomy. Non-cancer-related death played a crucial role in the overall mortality rate in elderly patients having radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.
Increased serum S100B levels were associated with the severity of cardiac dysfunction, RI and an adverse prognosis in CHF patients. It represents an independent risk factor for CHF.