Sarcopenia as an independent predictor for venous thromboembolism events in bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy

Sarcopenia has been proved to be related to the prognosis of patients with bladder cancer (BC) after radical cystectomy (RC). The relationship between sarcopenia and the occurrence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after RC is unclear.We collected data of 252 BC patients treated with RC at our institution. Data was obtained from the electronic medical record database. Sarcopenia was defined by the third lumbar vertebra skeletal muscle index (SMI)...