Frailty is a better predictor than age for outcomes in geriatric patients with rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy

Both frailty and older age are risk factors for adverse surgical outcomes. We hypothesized that frailty, regardless of patient age, is a predictor of poor postoperative outcome among patients with rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy.

Source: Surgery - July 10, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Samuel M. Miller, J. Wolf, M. Katlic, C.R. D'Adamo, J. Coleman, V. Ahuja Source Type: research