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30-06-2023 | Lung Cancer | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Frailty Assessment Predicts Postoperative Adverse Outcomes in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors:
Jing-Yang Tian, MD, Xin-Yu Hao, MD, Li Tong, PhD, Qiang Fu, PhD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 12/2023
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Excerpt
With the increasing need for surgery in elderly lung cancer populations, adequate preoperative evaluation is of paramount importance.
1 Frailty is an emerging concept in recent years, and the predictive value of the associated 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) has been well demonstrated in preoperative evaluation in most surgical areas,
2 but a gap remains in thoracic lung cancer surgery.
3 …