Same-day discharge pathway for breast cancer surgery in patients aged over 80: A feasibility study

Fernando Osório; Helena Hipólito-Reis; Paulo Almeida; Joana Mourão; José Luís Fougo

doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101518

Same-day discharge pathway for breast cancer surgery in patients aged over 80: A feasibility study

J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Jun;14(5):101518. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101518. Epub 2023 May 23.

Authors

Fernando Osório¹, Helena Hipólito-Reis², Paulo Almeida², Joana Mourão³, José Luís Fougo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Breast Center, S. João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; pGA>70 Program, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS@RISE, GeriMHealth, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: fernando.osorio@chsj.min-saude.pt.
² pGA>70 Program, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; Department of Internal Medicine, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; pGA>70 Program, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; Department of Anesthesiology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Breast Center, S. João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 37230930
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101518

No abstract available

Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory surgical procedures; Breast neoplasms; Day surgery; Delirium; Geriatric assessment; Home care services, hospital-based; Patient discharge planning; Precision medicine; Undertreatment.

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Patient Discharge*