Preoperative medication use and its association with postoperative length of hospital stay in surgical oncology patients receiving comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Young Mi JeongKyung Eun LeeEun Sook LeeKwang Ill KimJee Eun ChungByung Koo LeeHye Sun GwakPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2017)
The present study supports the impact of medication use on postoperative LOS in geriatric oncology patients. The results add a further aspect to medication optimization in older patients undergoing cancer surgery. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 12-19.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- healthcare
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- hip fracture
- adverse drug
- peritoneal dialysis
- middle aged
- community dwelling
- acute coronary syndrome
- surgical site infection
- acute care
- lymph node metastasis