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Does age affect oesophagectomy survival: a cohort study
Author(s) -
Park Jinsoo,
Van der Wall Hans,
Kennedy Catherine W.,
Falk Gregory L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16519
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagectomy , cancer , population , disease , cohort , esophageal cancer , survival rate , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , cohort study , paleontology , environmental health , biology
This study aimed to assess the effect of age on overall survival and disease‐free survival in patients undergoing curative oesophagectomy for cancer. Overall survival, disease‐free survival and 30‐day mortality rates in patients aged 75 years and older were similar to their younger counterparts. On the basis of these results, older patients should not be precluded from consideration of potentially curative oesophagectomy on age alone, providing surgery may be performed at reasonable risk.