Impact of preoperative frailty on the surgical and survival outcomes in older patients with solid cancer after elective abdominal surgery

Background: Frailty is common in older patients with cancer; however, its clinical impact on the survival outcomes has seldom been examined in these patients. This study aimed to investigate the association of frailty with the survival outcomes and surgical complications in older patients with cance...

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Published in:	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Main Authors:	Chia-Yen Hung, Keng-Hao Liu, Chun-Yi Tsai, Cheng-Chou Lai, Jun-Te Hsu, Chih-Chung Hsu, Yu-Shin Hung, Wen-Chi Chou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Cancer surgery Complication Frailty Geriatric assessment Prognosis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664623002620