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What are the outcomes and predictive value of CR-POSSUM for in-hospital mortality in patients aged ≥80 years undergoing colorectal surgery?
What are the outcomes and predictive value of CR-POSSUM for in-hospital mortality in patients aged ≥80 years undergoing colorectal surgery?
Colorectal surgery in patients aged ≥80 years is associated with a 9.4% in-hospital mortality, but post-discharge life expectancy aligns with the general population.
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High in-hospital mortality (~9%) in octogenarians/nonagenarians warrants cautious selection; leaves open CR-POSSUM's predictive utility in this group.
Overstraeten et al. (2016) studied this question.
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