A novel geriatric assessment tool that predicts postoperative complications in older adults with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Comprehensive geriatric assessment prior to oncologic surgery can help predict surgical outcomes. We tested whether an abbreviated geriatric assessment tool, the Vulnerable Elderly Surgical Pathways and outcomes Assessment (VESPA), would predict post-operative complications among older adults undergoing oncologic surgery.

Method

From 2008 to 2011, geriatric assessments were completed using the VESPA tool for patients age ≥ 70 seen in a pre-operative clinic. The VESPA assessed functional status, mood, cognition, and mobility, and can be completed in <10 min. We selected the subset of patients who underwent oncologic surgery and evaluated the VESPA's ability to predict post-operative surgical complications, geriatric complications (e.g., delirium), length of stay,

SUBMITTER: Pollock Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7196495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature