Frailty Is Associated With Postoperative Complications and Device Removal and Revision in Men Undergoing Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence

The Journal of Urology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Leo D. Dreyfuss, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, W. John Boscardin, Lindsay A. Hampson, Benjamin N. Breyer, Kenneth Covinsky, Anne M. Suskind
DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000005102
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Our goal was to understand the association between frailty and postoperative complications after artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and male urethral sling placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing AUS or sling from 2014 to 2016. Baseline frailty was quantified using the Claims-Based Frailty Index (CFI): not frail (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Pelvic floor disorders treatments Frailty in Older Adults Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments

Publication details

Journal / source
The Journal of Urology
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Volume
216
Issue
3
Pages
433–441
Publication date
15 July 2026
Language
EN