Frailty is a useful predictive marker of postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Frailty is a useful predictive marker of postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Abstract Background Frailty results in a high risk for disability, hospitalization, and mortality. This study aimed to investigate perioperative details of frail patients who underwent pancreatectomy and whether frailty can be a predictive factor of postoperative complications, especially of clinica...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Nakano, Yuki Hirata, Tatsuya Shimogawara, Toru Yamada, Koki Mihara, Ryo Nishiyama, Shin Nishiya, Hideki Taniguchi, Tomohisa Egawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Frailty
Sarcopenia
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Postoperative complications
Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01969-7

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