Risk factors for postoperative complications in the elderly with lung cancer

Abstract

Postoperative complications in elderly non-small-cell lung cancer patients are dependent on factors such as smoking, blood loss during surgery, and lymph node dissection, but not age. Elderly patients should not be considered ineligible for surgical treatment due to their age alone.

Risk Factors of Postoperative Nosocomial Pneumonia in Stage I-IIIa Lung Cancer Patients

“…In patients undergoing surgical resection for lung cancer, postoperative pulmonary complications are common and related with high mortality, among which nosocomial pneumonia is the most important risk factor for morbidity (Wada et al, 1998;Ogawa et al, 2013). The incidence of postoperative pneumonia in our study (2.9%) is lower than the previously reported rates of 5 to 20% (Arozullah et al, 2001;Belda et al, 2005) the disparities may be explained by different definitions and diagnostic tests of pneumonia among studies.…”

Smoking is a perioperative risk factor and prognostic factor for lung cancer surgery

“…Smokers tend to develop postoperative complications [4]. In addition, among lung cancer patients, smoking is predictive of poor outcome [5][6][7][8][9].…”

Outcomes after lobectomy and pneumonectomy in lungcancer patients aged 70 years or older

“…In a study involving 727 NSCLC patients published by Ogawa et al, a higher incidence (49%) of postoperative complications was reported among patients 75 years of age and older versus the comparative group (11).…”