Prospective phase II study evaluating the efficacy of swallow ability screening tests and pneumonia prevention using a team approach for elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Yuichiro MikiRie MakuuchiShinsaku HondaMasanori TokunagaYutaka TanizawaEtsuro BandoTaiichi KawamuraTakashi YurikusaAkira TanumaMasanori Terashima

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2017)

In conclusion, although the screening tests we adopted here were not sufficient to identify patients at high risk of aspiration pneumonia, perioperative interventions using a team approach might be effective in reducing the incidence of PP in elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

phase ii study
middle aged
palliative care
open label
locally advanced
community dwelling
risk factors
patients undergoing
physical activity
cardiac surgery
community acquired pneumonia
randomized controlled trial
squamous cell carcinoma
ultrasound guided
clinical trial
radiation therapy
intensive care unit