Quality of Life in Octogenarians After Lung Resection Compared to Younger Patients

Quality of Life in Octogenarians After Lung Resection Compared to Younger Patients

•Quality of life in patients ≥80 after lung surgery is similar to younger patients.•Clinicians can safely offer surgery to an increasing older global population.•Anatomical lung resection (except pneumonectomy) and VATS/RATS are best tolerated.•Age should not affect decisions pertaining to surgical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical lung cancer 2022-03, Vol.23 (2), p.e118-e130
Hauptverfasser: Asemota, Nicole, Saftic, Igor, Tsitsias, Thomas, King, Juliet, Pilling, John, Bille, Andrea
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - psychology
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - surgery
Elderly
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Function
Health Behavior
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Octogenarians
Postoperative
Postoperative Period
Quality of Life - psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
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Zusammenfassung:•Quality of life in patients ≥80 after lung surgery is similar to younger patients.•Clinicians can safely offer surgery to an increasing older global population.•Anatomical lung resection (except pneumonectomy) and VATS/RATS are best tolerated.•Age should not affect decisions pertaining to surgical treatment of lung cancer. To evaluate postoperative outcome and quality of life (QOL), comparing patients
ISSN:1525-7304
1938-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.cllc.2021.05.008