Progress on assessment of preoperative frailty for elderly patients with bladder cancer
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20210202-00353
- VernacularTitle:老年膀胱癌患者术前衰弱评估的相关研究进展
- Author:
Wenwen JIA
1
;
Beibei ZHANG
;
Xiaoli ZHANG
;
Fumin DAI
;
Degang DING
Author Information
1. 河南省人民医院泌尿外科,郑州 450003
- Keywords:
Bladder cancer;
Preoperative frailty;
Assessment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2022;38(11):877-881
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Frailty is the clinical syndrome that occurs due to an increase in personal vulnerability and a decline in the ability to maintain one′s internal balance, which is closely related to the development of bladder cancer in the elderly. The research on frailty of elderly patients with bladder cancer in China is still in its infancy. This article discussed the risks of bladder cancer and frailty, the necessity of preoperative frailty assessment in patients with bladder cancer, commonly used assessment tools, and summarized the limitations of the existing evaluation tools to provide reference for further developing and improving the frailty evaluation tools and applications for bladder cancer patients research provides reference.