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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2016

Achieving long term survival in oesophagectomy patients aged over 75.

Ben Oakley, Christopher Lamb, Ravinder Vohra, James Catton

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ben OakleyDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
Christopher LambDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
Ravinder VohraDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
James CattonDepartment of Upper GI Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.

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aimsSurgical resection is often the only curative treatment for oesophageal cancer. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to analyse outcomes following oesophageal resection in patients aged 75 years and older and the impact of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) program in this cohort.

methodsPatients aged over 75 years undergoing oesophagectomy between 2003 and 2013 were identified from a single centre using an electronic database. Data on pre-operative comorbidity, tumour stage and length of hospital stay (LOS) were collected. Complications were classified according to the Clavien-Dindo system. Thirty day, 1- and 5-year mortality rates were calculated.

results147 patients were identified with a median age of 78.5 (IQR 76.7-80.9). 33% (n = 44) had a grade 3 complication or higher. Median LOS in hospital was 16 days (IQR 13.0-22.0). Thirty-day mortality was 3.4%, 1-year and 5-year survival was 65% and 21% respectively. 45% of patients were enrolled into an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program and they demonstrated a significantly reduced length of stay from 18 to 14 days (p = 0.005) and 30-day mortality from 6.2% to 0% (p = 0.04) compared to the time period before the program.

conclusionLong-term survival is achievable in patients aged over 75 years.

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Oesophageal cancerOesophagectomy

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PMCPMC4916047

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