Influences of comorbidities on perioperative rehabilitation in patients with gastrointestinal cancers: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Older patients are more likely to have comorbidities than younger patients, and multiple comorbidities are associated with mortality in patients with cancer. Therefore, we hypothesized that a functional comorbidity index could predict the therapeutic effects of rehabilitation. Ob...

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Published in:	World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Main Authors:	Naoto Seriu, Shinji Tsukamoto, Yukako Ishida, Nobuki Yamanaka, Tomoo Mano, Yasuyo Kobayashi, Marina Sajiki-Ito, Yusuke Inagaki, Yuu Tanaka, Masayuki Sho, Akira Kido
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Charlson Comorbidity Index Rehabilitation therapy Gastrointestinal cancers
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-023-03207-2