ArticleThe Annals of thoracic surgery2018
Postoperative Outcome After Pulmonary Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Guideline for the Comprehensive Perioperative Management of Older Patients With Lung Cancer (2025).Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2026Guideline
- Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical Approaches for Lung Cancer.The Journal of surgical research · 2021Pooled it
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- Association between diaphragm thickness and postoperative complications in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Robotic Surgery Is a Safe Treatment in Very Elderly Patients with Resectable Lung Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Uniportal video-assisted lung resection versus robotic-assisted lung resection, is there a difference?Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- On the health effects of curcumin and its derivatives.Food science & nutrition · 2024Review
- Optimizing lung cancer surgery in the elderly: sublobar resection versus lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients aged 80 and above.Discover oncology · 2024Article
- Peri- and postoperative morbidity and mortality in older patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a matched-pair study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- LINAC-based SBRT in treating early-stage NSCLC patients-single institution experience and survival data analysis.Pathology oncology research : POR · 2024Article
- Predictors associated with Clavien-Dindo complications in lung cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Identified optimal candidates for pulmonary resection in octogenarians with non-small cell lung cancer: a web-based predictive model.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Clinical significance of postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients with lung cancer.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Effect of Refined Perioperative Nursing on the Efficacy of Noninvasive Ventilation in Elderly Patients with Lung Cancer and Respiratory Failure.Journal of oncology · 2022Article
- Non-Intubated Versus Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older: A Propensity Matching Study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundLung cancer is the main cause of cancer-related death in the Netherlands. Surgery offers the best potential cure, but lower rates of surgery are recorded for octogenarians because of concerns regarding morbidity and mortality.
methodsWe analyzed the Dutch Lung Surgery Audit database to determine the postoperative outcome of lung cancer resections for patients aged 60 years or more between January 2013 and December 2014. Three groups were compared: patients aged 80 years or more, patients aged 70 to 79 years, and patients aged 60 to 69 years. Multivariable analysis was done of postoperative complications and operative mortality.
resultsIn all, 2,133 lung cancer resections were performed, of which 70.5% by video-assisted thoracic surgery. Postoperative complications were observed in 637 patients (29.9%), without any difference among the three age groups (p = 0.278). Factors associated with complications were sex, percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second, percentage predicted diffusion capacity of lung for carbon monoxide, coronary artery bypass graft, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and resection more extensive than limited. The mean operative mortality was 2.1% (44 patients), 6.0% (10 patients) among octogenarians (p < 0.001). Age 80 years or more, percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second, performance status, and congestive heart failure independently predicted operative mortality.
conclusionsA higher operative mortality rate was observed among octogenarians, but the incidence of complications was similar in all age groups.
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