The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 1 , Pages 70-77 , July 2009

A Population Based Assessment of Perioperative Mortality After Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer

  • Hendrik Isbarn

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
    • Equal study contribution.
    • ,
  • Claudio Jeldres

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Equal study contribution.
    • ,
  • Laurent Zini

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Urology, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
    • ,
  • Paul Perrotte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Sara Baillargeon-Gagne

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Umberto Capitanio

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Urology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Shahrokh F. Shariat

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Phillipe Arjane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Fred Saad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Michael McCormack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Luc Valiquette

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Francois Peloquin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Alain Duclos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Francesco Montorsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Markus Graefen

      Affiliations

    • Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Pierre I. Karakiewicz

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, University of Montreal Health Center (CHUM), 1058, rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada H2X 3J4 (telephone: 514-890-8000-35336; FAX: 514-412-7363)
    • Supported by the University of Montreal Health Center Urology Associates, Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Quebec, the University of Montreal Department of Surgery and the University of Montreal Health Center (CHUM) Foundation.

Received 22 October 2008

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 See Editorial on page 10.

PII: S0022-5347(09)00541-2

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.120

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 1 , Pages 70-77 , July 2009

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