In-hospital outcomes of older patients with gastric cancer and their risk factors: large comprehensive institution-based study.
Weicai HuangYunmei LiuLei WangLan RongWeiguo HuPublished in: European geriatric medicine (2024)
In this large institution-based study, older GC patients had low in-hospital mortality rates; the insurance coverage needs to be improved. Several characteristics and in-hospital outcomes significantly differed by gender and resection status, and various factors associated with duration and fee of first hospitalization were identified, providing important hints for individualized and stratified geriatric GC care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- risk factors
- affordable care act
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- adverse drug
- acute care
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- gas chromatography
- quality improvement
- mass spectrometry
- glycemic control
- pain management
- insulin resistance
- hip fracture
- long term care