Nutritional assessment and surgical outcomes in very elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective study

Purpose To evaluate and compare the nutritional factors and clinical outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy between elderly and non-elderly patients. Methods This retrospective study evaluated 122 consecutive patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy from April 2008 to April 2020. Preoperative and...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2021-06, Vol.51 (6), p.941-953
Main Authors: Utsumi, Masashi, Aoki, Hideki, Nagahisa, Seiichi, Une, Yuta, Kimura, Yuji, Watanabe, Megumi, Taniguchi, Fumitaka, Arata, Takashi, Katsuda, Koh, Tanakaya, Kohji
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Language:English
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Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate and compare the nutritional factors and clinical outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy between elderly and non-elderly patients. Methods This retrospective study evaluated 122 consecutive patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy from April 2008 to April 2020. Preoperative and postoperative nutritional factors (prognostic nutritional index), complication rates, and survival rates were compared between the elderly (≥ 80 years) and non-elderly (
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-020-02169-2