Pancreatic resections in elderly patients with high American Society of Anesthesiologists' risk score: a view from a tertiary care center.

Gregorio Di FrancoMatteo PalmeriSimone GuadagniNiccolò FurbettaDesirée GianardiJessica BronzoniAlessandro PalmaMatteo BianchiniSerena MusettiLuca BastianiGiovanni CapriliGiandomenico BiancofioreFranco MoscaGiulio Di CandioLuca Morelli

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)

Advanced age should not preclude elderly patients with pancreatic diseases from being treated surgically, and ASA 4 in subjects aged ≥ 75 years should not be an absolute contraindication.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
middle aged
community dwelling
newly diagnosed
liver metastases