Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Complicated Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Carlos Augusto Metidieri MenegozzoFrederico Teixeira-JúniorSérgio Dias do Couto-NettoOctacílio Martins-JúniorCelso de Oliveira BerniniEdivaldo Massazo Utiyama

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)

Elderly patients with complicated colorectal cancer undergoing emergency surgery have high morbidity and mortality rates. Advanced age is significantly associated with worse outcomes.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
public health
emergency department
healthcare
surgical site infection
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention
emergency medical
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
community dwelling
skeletal muscle
glycemic control