2009
The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly
Heerdt PM, Park BJ. The Emerging Role of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Malignancy in the Elderly. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2009, 19: 345-351. PMID: 20066946, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElderly patientsLung cancerSurgical techniqueRisk/benefit relationshipPreoperative functional statusHealthy elderly patientsInvasive surgical techniquesNeoadjuvant therapyPerioperative morbidityPhysiologic reserveSurgical candidatesLung malignancyPerioperative stressConventional thoracotomyGeriatric patientsOncologic efficacyFunctional statusPopulation agesPatientsEmerging RoleCancerAgeTreatmentNormal processComorbidities
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