Preoperative frailty assessment in older patients with colorectal cancer: use of clinical and radiological tool.
Jorge Luis Aguilar-FrascoPaulina Moctezuma-VelazquezJorge Humberto Rodriguez QuinteroEmma CastroFrancisco Armillas-CansecoCristian Axel Hernández-GaytánFrancisco U Pastor-SifuentesCarlos Moctezuma-VelazquezPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2023)
MSK-FI ≥ 3 and low SMI are associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. Implementing this practical tool in routine clinical practice, may help identify patients that would benefit from surgical prehabilitation and preoperative optimization to improve outcomes.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- middle aged
- metabolic syndrome
- quality improvement
- community dwelling
- patient reported
- drug induced