Materials and Methods
We performed a prospective cohort study of
45 patients with bladder cancer who underwent
radical cystectomy with urinary diversion between
September 2012 and July 2014 at the Division
of Urology, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
The following patients were excluded from this
study: (1) those with severe cirrhosis, Child Pugh
B or C; (2) those who receieved preoperative
corticosteroid therapy, and (3) those with cutaneous
ureterostomy urinary diversion-type.
Patient demographic data and postoperative