Key result
Lung cancer surgery in patients over 80 years of age is generally safe and effective, though specific risk factors may impair postoperative outcomes and long-term survival.
Why the study?
What are the risk factors for postoperative complications and impaired long-term survival in patients above 80 years undergoing lung surgery?
What are the risk factors for postoperative complications and impaired long-term survival in patients above 80 years undergoing lung surgery?
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Age alone is no longer considered a contraindication for lung surgery, though careful patient selection based on risk factors is necessary.
The outcome of patients above 80 years undergoing lung surgery has been investigated by numerous studies proving that the majority of these patients can safely undergo effective surgery (1-3). Age itself is thus no longer a contraindication for surgery (4,5). To find out which patient profits which does not, each study identifies one or more variables that represent a potential risk factor for postoperative complications or impairs long time survival compared to their younger counterparts.
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Wolfgang Jungraithmayr (2018) conducted an editorial in Lung cancer. Lung cancer surgery vs. Younger counterparts was evaluated on Postoperative complications and long-term survival. Lung cancer surgery in patients over 80 years of age is generally safe and effective, though specific risk factors may impair postoperative outcomes and long-term survival.
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