2019
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Castillo M, Port J, Heerdt P. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly. 2019, 535-544. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00859-8_32.ChaptersVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStress of surgeryElderly patientsSurgical resectionThoracic surgeryBetter postoperative pulmonary functionPreoperative health statusPostoperative pulmonary functionNumber of comorbiditiesCareful preoperative assessmentDecreased physiologic reserveInvasive surgical techniquesAdvanced age resultsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative painSurgical populationPhysiologic reservePulmonary functionThoracoscopic surgeryPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentTumor stageEsophageal cancerAdvanced agePhysiologic changes
2011
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Castillo M, Port J, Heerdt P. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly. 2011, 367-376. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0184-2_25.ChaptersVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStress of surgeryElderly patientsSurgical resectionThoracic surgeryBetter postoperative pulmonary functionPreoperative health statusPostoperative pulmonary functionCareful preoperative assessmentDecreased physiologic reserveInvasive surgical techniquesAdvanced age resultsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative painSurgical populationPhysiologic reservePulmonary functionThoracoscopic surgeryPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentTumor stageEsophageal cancerAdvanced agePhysiologic changesSurgical technique
2007
Pulmonary resection in the elderly
Castillo MD, Heerdt PM. Pulmonary resection in the elderly. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2007, 20: 4-9. PMID: 17211159, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32801271fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly patientsLung resectionPulmonary resectionOncologic efficacyLung cancerSurgical techniquePreoperative functional statusHealthy elderly patientsLung cancer populationRisk-benefit relationshipInvasive surgical techniquesNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative morbiditySurgical therapyPerioperative stressPreoperative interventionConventional thoracotomySurgical managementPalliative carePoor prognosisTumor stageCancer populationFunctional statusGeriatric populationPhysiological reserve