BMC Cancer (Dec 2005)

The impact of age on post-operative outcomes of colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment

  • Saladžinskas Žilvinas,
  • Tamelis Algimantas,
  • Jančiauskienė Rasa,
  • Kurtinaitis Juozas,
  • Rudinskaitė Giedrė,
  • Latkauskas Tadas,
  • Pavalkis Dainius

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-5-153
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 153

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Abstract Background the purpose of study was to evaluate the impact of age on outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery. Methods patients on hospital database treated for colorectal cancer during the period 1995 – 2002 were divided into two groups: Group 1 – patients of 75 years or older (n = 154), and Group 2 – those younger than 75 years (n = 532). Results In Group 1, for colon cancers, proximal tumors were significantly more common (23% vs. 13.5%, p Conclusion Preoperative complications and co-morbidities, more advanced disease, and higher postoperative nonsurgical complication rates adversely affect postoperative outcomes after surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly.