Why the study?
Does a laparoscopic procedure reduce postoperative mortality compared to a conventional approach in elderly patients undergoing elective colonic resection for cancer?
Population
Elderly patients undergoing elective colonic resection for cancer in English NHS hospitals between 1996 and…
Comparison
Laparoscopic procedure vs Conventional approach
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Associated with lower perioperative mortality in selected elderly patients; leaves open whether RCTs would confirm benefit or selection bias explains the difference.
Does a laparoscopic procedure reduce postoperative mortality compared to a conventional approach in elderly patients undergoing elective colonic resection for cancer?
In elderly patients undergoing elective colonic resection for cancer, laparoscopic surgery is associated with a lower risk of perioperative death compared to conventional open surgery.
Faiz et al. (2010) studied this question.
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