Pre-operative frailty is predictive of adverse post-operative outcomes in colorectal cancer patients.
Simon J G RichardsTiffany J CherryFrank A FrizelleTim W EglintonPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
Frailty is associated with adverse post-operative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery. Frailty assessment is an important component of pre-operative risk assessment and may identify targets for pre-operative optimisation.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- community dwelling
- risk assessment
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery bypass
- heavy metals
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- climate change
- surgical site infection