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SUBMITTER: Vermillion SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064809 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vermillion Sarah A SA Hsu Fang-Chi FC Dorrell Robert D RD Shen Perry P Clark Clancy J CJ
Journal of surgical oncology 20170424 8
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Frailty disproportionately impacts older patients with gastrointestinal cancer, rendering them at increased risk for poor outcomes. A frailty index may aid in preoperative risk stratification. We hypothesized that high modified frailty index (mFI) scores are associated with adverse outcomes after tumor resection in older, gastrointestinal cancer patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients (60-90 years old) who underwent gastrointestinal tumor resection were identified in ...[more]