Research Article

C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio and Acute Kidney Injury after Radical Cystectomy among Elderly Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Table 5

Intraoperative data and postoperative outcomes of elderly cystectomy patients dichotomized according to the optimal CRP/albumin ratio cut-off value (0.1) after propensity score matching.

VariablesAll patients ()CRP/albumin ratio group ()CRP/albumin ratio group () value

Operation time (min)0.143
Crystalloid amount (mL)0.256
6% hydroxyethyl starch amount (mL)0.242
Estimated blood loss (mL)0.170
Intraoperative hypotension33 (15.4)20 (18.7)13 (12.1)0.296
Postoperative urinary infection47 (22.0)23 (21.5)24 (22.4)>0.999
Postoperative urinary tract obstruction1 (0.5)1 (0.9)0 (0.0)>0.999
Postoperative NSAID use96 (44.9)42 (39.3)54 (50.5)0.141
Hospital stay (days)0.267

Continuous variables are presented as the and categorical variables as number (%). NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.