Abstract:Background
Surgery remains the mainstay of colorectal cancer (CRC) and substantially reduces cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Preoperative assessment for frailty in geriatric patients is critically important in risk stratification and clinical decision-making. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to quantitatively summarise the effect of frailty on postoperative outcomes in geriatric patients receiving surgery for CRC.
Methods
A systematic literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, … Show more
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