Influence of interdisciplinary frailty screening on perioperative complication rates in elderly ovarian cancer patients: results of a retrospective observational study.

Katharina AnićJakub VarcholaMona Wanda SchmidtRoxana SchwabValerie Catherine LinzMarcus SchmidtRoland HardtErik Kristoffer HartmannChristian RuckesAnnette HasenburgMarco Johannes Battista

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2022)

Preoperative frailty assessment with the G8 Score identified elderly women with OC recording a significantly higher rate of postoperative in-hospital complications. In G8-frail patients, preoperative anemia and perioperative transfusions were significantly more recorded, regardless of chronological age, abnormal BMI and surgical complexity. Standardized preoperative frailty assessment should be added to clinical routine care to enhance risk stratification in older cancer individuals for surgical patient-centered decision-making.

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