Which elements of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) predict post-operative complications and early mortality after colorectal cancer surgery?

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 57-65

  Kristjansson, Siri R ^a   Jordhøy, Marit S ^b,c   Nesbakken, Arild ^a   Skovlund, Eva ^a   Bakka, Arne ^d   Johannessen, Hans Olaf ^e   Wyller, Torgeir B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Elderly; Geriatric oncology; Geriatric surgery; Preoperative evaluation; Surgical risk

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EASTERN COOPERATIVE ONCOLOGY GROUP PERFORMANCE STATUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POLYPHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE DEPRESSION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77957899509     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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