Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the very elderly

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 347-356

  Makary, Martin A ^a,b   Winter, Jordan M ^a   Cameron, John L ^a   Campbell, Kurtis A ^a   Chang, David ^a,b   Cunningham, Steven C ^a   Riall, Taylor S ^a   Yeo, Charles J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nonagenarian; Octogenarian; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644512483     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. R.N. Anderson, and P.B. DeTurk United States Life Tables, 1999 Natl Vital Stat Rep 50 2002 33
2. U.S. Department of Commerce, U.N. Department of Public Information. An Aging World 2001, DP/2264. March 2002.
3. U.S. Census Bureau. Projections of the total resident population by 5-year age groups and sex with special age categories: middle series 2025 to 2045, 2050 to 2070. Bethesda, MD; Population Projections Program, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
4. J.A. Martin, B.E. Hamilton, and S.J. Ventura Births: final data for 2000 Natl Vital Stat Rep 2003 50
5. D.A. Etzioni, J.H. Liu, M.A. Maggard, and C.Y. Ko The aging population and its impact on the surgery workforce Ann Surg 238 2003 170 177
6. B. Eiseman Surgical decision making and elderly patients Bull Am Coll Surg 81 1996 8 11
7. D.B. Williams Determinants of operative mortality in octogenarians undergoing coronary bypass Ann Thorac Surg 60 1995 1038 1043
8. N.M. Katz, and G.A. Chase Risks of cardiac operations for elderly patients: reduction of the age factor Ann Thorac Surg 63 1997 1309 1314
9. J.A. Sollano, and E.A. Rose Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass surgery in octogenarians Ann Surg 228 1998 297 306
10. M.R. Nehler, L.M. Taylor, G.L. Moneta, and J.M. Proter Indications for operation for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: current guidelines Semin Vasc Surg 8 1995 108 114
11. T.A. Sohn, C.J. Yeo, and J.L. Cameron Should pancreaticoduodenectomy be performed in octogenarians? J Gastrointest Surg 2 1998 207 216
12. C.J. Yeo, J.L. Cameron, and K.D. Lillemoe Pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer of the head of the pancreas. 201 patients Ann Surg 221 1995 721 731
13. F.L. Greene D.L. Page I.D. Fleming AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 6th ed. 2002 Springer-Verlag New York
14. J.B. Dimick, M. Diener-West, and P.A. Lipsett Negative results of randomized clinical trials published in the surgical literature: equivalency or error? Arch Surg 136 2001 796 800
15. L. Rabeneck, J.A. Davila, M. Thompson, and H.B. El-Serag Outcomes in elderly patients following surgery for colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs health care system R Aliment Pharmacol Ther 5 2004 1115 1124
16. H. Katai, M. Sasako, T. Sano, and T. Fukagawa Gastric cancer surgery in the elderly without operative mortality Surg Oncol 13 2004 235 238
17. T. Fukuse, N. Satoda, K. Hijiya, and T. Fujinaga Importance of a comprehensive geriatric assessment in prediction of complications following thoracic surgery in elderly patients Chest 127 2005 886 891
18. J.J. Huang, C.J. Yeo, and T.A. Sohn Quality of life and outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy Ann Surg 231 2000 890 898
19. M.F. Brennan, M.W. Kattan, D. Klimstra, and K. Conlon Prognostic nomogram for patients undergoing resection for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas Ann Surg 240 2004 293 298
20. L.P. Fried, C.M. Tangen, J. Walston for the Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype J Gerontol Med Sci 56A 2001 M146 M156