Evaluation of the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Kota SaharaAnghela Z ParedesKatiuscha MerathDiamantis I TsilimigrasFabio BaganteFrancesca RattiHugo P MarquesOlivier SoubraneEliza W BealVincent LamGeorge A PoultsidesIrinel PopescuSorin AlexandrescuGuillaume MartelWorkneh AklileAlfredo GuglielmiTom HughLuca AldrighettiItaru EndoTimothy M Pawlik

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

Among elderly patients undergoing hepatectomy for HCC, the SRC underestimated the risk of complications such as VTE and RF, while being no better than chance in estimating the risk of readmission. The ACS SRC has limited clinical applicability in estimating perioperative risk among elderly patients being considered for hepatic resection of HCC.

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patients undergoing
acute coronary syndrome
tyrosine kinase
middle aged
venous thromboembolism
cardiac surgery
community dwelling
liver metastases
risk factors