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SynthesisClinical interventions in aging2018

Comprehensive geriatric assessment prediction of postoperative complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients: a meta-analysis.

Dan-Dan Xue, Yun Cheng, Mei Wu, Yan Zhang

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Synthesis in Clinical interventions in aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dan-Dan XueNursing Department, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yun ChengNursing Department, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Mei WuSchool of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yan ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Fudan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastrointestinal cancer is an age-associated disease, and geriatric patients are mostly likely to suffer from postoperative complications. Some studies indicated that comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) could predict postoperative complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients. However, the evidence is mixed.

objectiveThis study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to identify the effectiveness of CGA for predicting postoperative complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients.

methodsThe Joanna Briggs Institute Library, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete and four Chinese databases were searched for studies published up to March 2017. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the quality of included studies. RevMan5.3 was used for meta-analysis or only descriptive analysis.

resultsSix studies were included, with 1,037 participants in total. In all, 13 components of CGA were identified, among which comorbidity (Charlson Comorbidity Index [CCI] ≥3; odds ratio [OR]=1.31, 95% CI [1.06, 1.63],

conclusionComorbidity (CCI ≥3), polypharmacy (≥5 drugs/day) and ADL dependency were predictive factors for postoperative complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients; the results of other geriatric instruments were not conclusive, pointing to insufficient studies and requirement of more original investigations.

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AgedDigestive System Surgical ProceduresGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGeriatric AssessmentGlobal HealthHumansIncidencePostoperative ComplicationsSurvival Ratecomplicationcomprehensive geriatric assessmentgastrointestinal cancermeta-analysis

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PMID29731614
PMCPMC5927346
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