Preoperative frailty screening in elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer surgery: an essential step for a good surgical outcome.
Expert Rev Respir Med
; 18(3-4): 99-110, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38690646
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a disease commonly diagnosed in the elderly, often in advanced stages. However, elderly patients with lung cancer can benefit from surgery, provided that postoperative risks are assessed appropriately before surgery. Frailty is a measure of age-related impaired functional status and a predictor of mortality and morbidity. However, its importance as a preoperative marker is not well defined. AREAS COVERED This systematic review discusses the importance of preoperative frailty screening in elderly patients with NSCLC. A literature search was performed on the MEDLINE database in June 2023, and relevant studies on frailty or preoperative assessment of NSCLC which were published between 2000 and 2023 were retained and discussed in this review. EXPERT OPINION Among the types of existing methods used to assess frailty those on the geriatric assessment seem to be the most appropriate; however, they are unable to fully capture the 'surgical' frailty; thus, other instruments should be developed and validated in NSCLC.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação Geriátrica
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Idoso Fragilizado
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Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas
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Fragilidade
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Expert Rev Respir Med
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Romênia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido