Effect of Age on Laparoscopic Surgery and Postoperative Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients With Colorectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the postoperative complications of laparoscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery and the adverse events of postoperative chemotherapy in elderly patients compared to younger patients and to identify the factors influencing the termination of postoperative chemotherapy. METHODS:Between June 2015 and May 2018, 188 patients with CRC underwent laparoscopic surgery with curative intent. Patients aged ≥ 70 were defined as elderly. Postoperative complications and adverse events of chemotherapy were assessed by using the Clavien-Dindo classification and the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, respectively. The clinicopathological factors were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS:Seventy-eight patients were considered elderly with a mean age of 77.5 ± 5.5 years.

SUBMITTER: Kim HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7508477 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature