Impact of modified frailty index on readmissions following surgery for NSCLC.
Nicola TamburiniFrancesco DolcettiNicolò FabbriDanila AzzolinaSalvatore GrecoPio ManiscalcoGiampiero DolciPublished in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2024)
The 11-item modified frailty index is a reliable predictor of readmissions following pulmonary resection in NSCLC patients. Furthermore, it is significantly associated with both survival and postoperative complications.
Keyphrases
- small cell lung cancer
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- community dwelling
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- surgical site infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention