Preoperative anemia is associated with adverse outcome in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder following radical cystectomy

摘要

Radical cystectomy (RC) can be associated with significant blood loss, whereas many patients are presenting with anemia preoperatively. To date, there is a lack of data addressing the impact of preoperative anemia (PA) on survival of patients undergoing RC for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB).