Does laparoscopy improve outcomes compared to open surgery in patients undergoing colonic resection, and how does frailty impact this?
Laparoscopy is associated with improved outcomes in colonic resection, though mortality increases with frailty.
LC is associated with improved outcomes. Although the odds of mortality are higher in non-frail, there is a progressive increase in mortality with increasing frailty.
Mosquera et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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