Predicting postoperative complications and their impact on quality of life and functional status in older patients with breast cancer.
Annelieke A LemijW G van der Plas-KrijgsmanE BastiaannetJ W S MerkusT van DalenA J E VulinkL van GervenO R GuicheritE M H Linthorst-NiersT E LansC C van der PolLynda WyldJenna MorganJ E A PortieljeN A de GlasG J LiefersPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2022)
This validated prediction model can be used to counsel older patients with breast cancer about the postoperative phase. Postoperative complications did not affect functional status nor QoL within the first year after surgery even after adjustment for predefined confounders.