NIDDK Central Repository - The impact of frailty on artificial urinary sphincter placement and removal procedures

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.urology.2019.04.015

PubMed ID

31005655

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2019

Authors

Medendorp Andrew R., Anger Jennifer T., Jin Chengshi, Amin Katherine A., Hampson Lindsay A., Lee Una J., Suskind Anne M.

Studies

TOMUS

Abstract

To determine whether frailty is associated with increased odds of 30-day surgical complications among men undergoing both artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement and removal procedures and to determine whether frailty was associated with increased odds of having an AUS removal procedure.