Patients over 65 have more complications after colorectal cancer surgery
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 15:02
in Health & Medicine
Most colorectal cancer surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years, and older patients have worse outcomes than younger patients, although the total number of colon cancer operations has decreased in the past decade, a study shows. The authors examined the trends and outcomes of colorectal cancer surgery in the elderly in an American nationwide sample of inpatients from 2001 through 2010.