Understanding and Applying the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment as a Frailty Index in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy

Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May;31(5):3493-3494. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15057-7. Epub 2024 Feb 16.

Authors

Thomas Ritchie^{1

2}, Sri Sivarajan^{3

4}, Nicholas Penney³, Bhaskar Kumar^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Esophagogastric Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK. thomas.ritchie@nnuh.nhs.uk.
² Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. thomas.ritchie@nnuh.nhs.uk.
³ Department of Esophagogastric Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK.
⁴ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

PMID: 38363470
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15057-7

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Esophagectomy
Frail Elderly
Frailty* / diagnosis
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Patients