Impact of frailty on surgery for glioblastoma: a critical evaluation of patient outcomes and caregivers' perceptions in a developing country.

Katiyar, Varidh; Sharma, Ravi; Tandon, Vivek; Goda, Revanth; Ganeshkumar, Akshay; Suri, Ashish; Chandra, P Sarat; Kale, Shashank S

Katiyar, Varidh; Sharma, Ravi; Tandon, Vivek; Goda, Revanth; Ganeshkumar, Akshay; Suri, Ashish; Chandra, P Sarat; Kale, Shashank S.

Neurosurg Focus ; 49(4): E14, 2020 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33002866

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Frailty; Glioblastoma; Aftercare; Aged; Caregivers; Developing Countries; Glioblastoma/surgery; Humans; Middle Aged; Patient Discharge; Perception; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

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CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; DVT = deep venous thrombosis; GBM = glioblastoma; GOS-E = Glasgow Outcome ScaleExtended; KPS = Karnofsky Performance Status; PE = pulmonary embolus; VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia; caregivers' perception; elderly; end-of-life care; frailty; glioblastoma; mFI-11 = 11-point modified frailty index; surgical outcomes

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Glioblastoma / Frailty Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Neurosurg Focus Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA Year: 2020 Type: Article

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