Thoracic surgery with geriatric assessment and collaboration can prepare frail older adults for lung cancer surgery.
Lisa CooperYusi GongAaron R DezubeEmanuele MazzolaAshley L DeebClark DumontierMichael T JaklitschLaura N FrainPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)
Frailty and "occult frailty" are prevalent in patients undergoing lung surgery. However, with integrated geriatric management, these patients can safely undergo surgery.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- thoracic surgery
- surgical site infection
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- community dwelling
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes