Quality of Life in Older Adults After Major Cancer Surgery: The GOSAFE International Study.
Isacco MontroniGiampaolo UgoliniNicole M SaurSiri RostoftAntonino SpinelliBarbara L Van LeeuwenNicola De Liguori CarinoFederico GhignoneMichael T JaklitschPonnandai SomasundarAnna GaruttiChiara ZingarettiFlavia FocaBernadette VertogenOriana NanniSteven D WexnerRiccardo A Audisionull nullPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2022)
GOSAFE shows that older adults' preoperative QoL is preserved 3 months after cancer surgery, independent of their age. Frailty screening tools, patient-reported outcomes, and goals-of-care discussions can guide decisions to pursue surgery and direct patients' expectations.
Keyphrases
- patient reported outcomes
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- papillary thyroid
- physical activity
- surgical site infection
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- patients undergoing
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- quality improvement
- squamous cell carcinoma
- childhood cancer
- coronary artery disease
- young adults
- pain management
- acute coronary syndrome