Significance of Body Mass Index for Postoperative Outcomes after Lung Cancer Surgery in Elderly Patients

Background Although the frequency of elderly patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer has been increasing, indications for surgery in elderly patients are still controversial. Low body mass index is a significant predictor of poor prognosis in elderly patients with various medical conditions. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of surgery 2018-01, Vol.42 (1), p.153-160
Hauptverfasser: Matsuoka, Katsunari, Yamada, Tetsu, Matsuoka, Takahisa, Nagai, Shinjiro, Ueda, Mitsuhiro, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro
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