Radical cystectomy in patients aged < 80 years versus ≥ 80 years: analysis of preoperative geriatric assessment scores in predicting postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Purpose: Pre-operative assessment of surgical risk is essential for patient counselling in the elderly patient population. Our purpose was to compare validated geriatric assessment scores (GAS) in predicting postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients ≥ 80 years.

Methods: Overall, eight preoperative GAS were assessed for each patient who received RC from 2016 to 2021.