Elderly patients suffer increased postoperative mortality after resection surgery for colorectal cancer compared to younger individuals. Given the growing elderly population that will continue to require surgery for colorectal cancer, more efficient ways of determining and handling individual risk for older adults need to be implemented in clinical practice.
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