Frailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology

ConclusionOur review identified several patterns of overall postsurgical outcomes reporting for patients with brain tumors and frailty. To date, reviews of frailty in patients with brain tumors have been largely limited to certain frailty indices, analyzing all patients together regardless of lesion etiology. Although this technique is beneficial in providing a general overview of frailty ’s use for brain tumor patients, given each tumor pathology has its own unique etiology, this combined approach potentially neglects key nuances governing frailty’s use and prognostic value.
Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research