SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2013
Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection in the elderly population.
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- Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly versus non-elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Pooled it
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- Laparoscopic repair reduces incidence of surgical site infections for all ventral hernias.Surgical endoscopy · 2015Pooled it
- Is laparoscopic colorectal surgery beneficial for elderly patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2015Pooled it
- Single-incision versus conventional multiport laparoscopic colorectal surgery-systematic review and pooled analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2014Pooled it
- Conversions in laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Trial
- Short-term results of a randomized study between laparoscopic and open surgery in elderly colorectal cancer patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Trial
- Assessment of risk factors for the development of postoperative hypotension in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a historical cohort study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive surgical resection reduces one-year mortality, especially in high-risk colon cancer patients: an emulated trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Impact of laparoscopic surgery on short-term and long-term outcomes in elderly obese patients with colon cancer.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of changes in health-related quality of life between elderly and non-elderly patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Article
- Short term results in a population based study indicate advantage for laparoscopic colon cancer surgery versus open.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Age and comorbidities do not affect short-term outcomes after laparoscopic rectal cancer resection in elderly patients. A multi-institutional cohort study in 287 patients.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Safety and feasibility of laparoscopic surgery for elderly rectal cancer patients in Japan: a nationwide study.BJS open · 2021Article
- Differential short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection in colon and rectal cancer patients aged 80 and older: an analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly aged over 80 years old versus non-elderly: a retrospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery reduces the adverse impacts of sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes: a propensity score-matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Special Considerations for Colorectal Surgery in the Elderly IBD Patient.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Laparoscopic vs open colorectal cancer surgery in elderly patients: short- and long-term outcomes and predictors for overall and disease-free survival.BMC surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundElderly patients are often regarded as high-risk patients for major abdominal surgery because of a lack of functional reserve and associated medical comorbidities. The aim of this systematic review and pooled analysis was to review the current data published regarding the differences in operative outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery in the elderly population.
methodsA systematic literature search of Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases was performed. Studies that compared outcome following laparoscopic and open colorectal resections in the elderly (≥70) population were included. Primary outcomes were operative death, anastomotic leak, pneumonia, length of hospital stay, and return to bowel function. Secondary outcomes were operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative cardiac morbidity, ileus, and postoperative wound infection.
resultsThe results of this systematic review and pooled analysis demonstrate the safety and potential benefits of laparoscopic colorectal resection in the elderly population. The latter include reduction in length of hospital stay, intraoperative blood loss, incidence of postoperative pneumonia, time to return of normal bowel function, incidence of postoperative cardiac complications, and wound infections.
conclusionThe results of this pooled analysis demonstrate the potential short-term advantages of laparoscopic colorectal resection in the elderly population. Further studies are required to examine the long-term survival following laparoscopic and open colorectal resections in the elderly population.
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