Frailty is a better predictor than age for outcomes in geriatric patients with rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy
Miller SM, Wolf J, Katlic M, D'Adamo CR, Coleman J, Ahuja V. Frailty is a better predictor than age for outcomes in geriatric patients with rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy. Surgery 2020, 168: 504-508. PMID: 32665144, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical Decision-MakingFeasibility StudiesFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsProctectomyRectal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsRectal cancerOlder ageFrailty indexNational Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseNational quality improvement programImprovement Program databasePoor postoperative outcomesPredictor of morbidityPrimary rectal cancerAdverse surgical outcomesQuality Improvement ProgramFrail patientsOlder patientsPatient agePostoperative outcomesGeriatric patientsGreater morbiditySurgical optionsSurgical outcomesRisk factorsProgram databaseMorbidityPatientsProctectomy