Extremely High Mortality Rate after a Successful Gastrectomy for Cancer in Older Adults.
Maciej CiesielskiWiesław Janusz KruszewskiMariusz SzajewskiJakub WalczakNatalia SpychalskaJarosław SzefelJacek ZielińskiPublished in: Journal of gastric cancer (2019)
Age is an important prognostic factor of middle-term survival after gastrectomy for cancer. Geriatric assessment and better patient selection for major surgery for cancer are required to improve the outcome of gastrectomy for cancer in patients aged over 75 years.
Keyphrases
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- prognostic factors
- squamous cell
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- ejection fraction
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- childhood cancer
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- cardiovascular disease
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- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
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