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Comparative Study
. 2010 Dec;76(3):208-17.
doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.11.002. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

Comprehensive geriatric assessment can predict complications in elderly patients after elective surgery for colorectal cancer: a prospective observational cohort study

Siri R Kristjansson  1 , Arild Nesbakken, Marit S Jordhøy, Eva Skovlund, Riccardo A Audisio, Hans-Olaf Johannessen, Arne Bakka, Torgeir B Wyller
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Comparative Study

Comprehensive geriatric assessment can predict complications in elderly patients after elective surgery for colorectal cancer: a prospective observational cohort study

Siri R Kristjansson et al. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the association between the outcomes of a pre-operative comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and the risk of severe post-operative complications in elderly patients electively operated for colorectal cancer.

Methods: One hundred seventy-eight consecutive patients ≥ 70 years electively operated for all stages of colorectal cancer were prospectively examined. A pre-operative CGA was performed, and patients were categorized as fit, intermediate, or frail. The main outcome measure was severe complications within 30 days of surgery.

Results: Twenty-one patients (12%) were categorized as fit, 81 (46%) as intermediate, and 76 (43%) as frail. Eighty-three patients experienced severe complications, including three deaths; 7/21 (33%) of fit patients, 29/81 (36%) of intermediate patients and 47/76 (62%) of frail patients (p=0.002). Increasing age and ASA classification were not associated with complications in this series.

Conclusion: CGA can identify frail patients who have a significantly increased risk of severe complications after elective surgery for colorectal cancer.

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