Publications by authors named "Evangelos Malovrouvas"
Urol Res Pract
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluates how frailty affects the success and complication rates of robot-assisted urological surgeries while proposing preoperative screening tools to gauge frail patients' suitability for these procedures.
- Sixteen studies were reviewed, focusing on robot-assisted radical cystectomy, partial nephrectomy, and radical prostatectomy, revealing that frail patients generally have better outcomes with robot-assisted surgery than open surgery but also face higher risks of complications and hospital costs.
- Effective frailty assessment tools, like the Johns Hopkins indicator and Geriatric 8 screening tool, are recommended for improving preoperative evaluations and surgical planning for frail patients.
