Short-term outcomes after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in patients over 90 years old: a Japanese multicenter study.
BMC Surg
; 24(1): 2, 2024 Jan 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38166905
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The effect of laparoscopic surgery on short-term outcomes in colorectal cancer patients over 90 years old has remained unclear.METHODS:
We reviewed 87 colorectal cancer patients aged over 90 years who underwent surgery between 2016 and 2022. Patients were divided into an open surgery group (n = 22) and a laparoscopic surgery group (n = 65). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of laparoscopic surgery on postoperative outcome in elderly colorectal cancer patients, as compared to open surgery.RESULTS:
Seventy-eight patients (89.7%) had comorbidities. Frequency of advanced T stage was lower with laparoscopic surgery (p = 0.021). Operation time was longer (open surgery 146 min vs. laparoscopic surgery 203 min; p = 0.002) and blood loss was less (105 mL vs. 20 mL, respectively; p < 0.001) with laparoscopic surgery. Length of hospitalization was longer with open surgery (22 days vs. 18 days, respectively; p = 0.007). Frequency of infectious complications was lower with laparoscopic surgery (18.5%) than with open surgery (45.5%; p = 0.021). Multivariate analysis revealed open surgery (p = 0.026; odds ratio, 3.535; 95% confidence interval, 1.159-10.781) as an independent predictor of postoperative infectious complications.CONCLUSIONS:
Laparoscopic colorectal resection for patients over 90 years old is a useful procedure that reduces postoperative infectious complications.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Colorectal Neoplasms
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Laparoscopy
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged80
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Surg
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BMC surg. (Online)
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BMC surgery (Online)
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan