Surgical risk and post-operative complications in older unfit cancer patients.
Surgeons have always dealt with elderly cancer patients, but understanding frailty and tailoring treatment is a new achievement endeavour. Mounting evidence is resulting in the introduction of geriatric assessment into clinical practice. Particularly, undernourishment should be assessed and corrected in order to avoid emergency situations whenever possible.
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Siri R
SR
Kristjansson
Eriberto
E
Farinella
Suzanne
S
Gaskell
Riccardo A
RA
Audisio
D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*