Outcomes After Major Surgical Procedures in Octogenarians: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aging of the worldwide population has been observed, and postoperative outcomes could be worse in elderly patients. This nationwide study assessed trends in number of surgical resections in octogenarians regarding various major surgical procedures and associated postoperative outcomes.

Methods

All patients who underwent surgery between 2014 and 2018 were included from Dutch nationwide quality registries regarding esophageal, stomach, pancreas, colorectal liver metastases, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). For each quality registry, the number of patients who were 80 years or older (octogenarians) was calculated per year. Postoperative outcomes were length of stay (LOS), 30 day major morbidity and 30 day mortality between octoge

SUBMITTER: Elfrink AKE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature