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Perioperative outcomes of elderly patients with pancreatic cancer based on nutritional status
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Takanori Morikawa, Masaharu Ishida, Masamichi Mizuma, Kei Nakagawa, Takashi Kamei, Michiaki Unno
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Received May 12, 2021 Accepted July 30, 2021 Published online March 5, 2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15747/ACNM.25.001
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 Abstract
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This study investigated the effects of preoperative nutritional status on postoperative outcomes in elderly patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Methods
The background and perioperative factors of patients who underwent pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma between 2007 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.
Results
Patients aged 75 years or over (elderly) were significantly associated with hypertension, upfront surgery, and lower prognostic nutritional index. In addition, these patients had a significantly lower rate of portal vein resection, less blood loss, and shorter operation time than patients aged less than 75 years (non-elderly). During the postoperative course, elderly patients had a higher rate of pneumonia and lower overall survival than younger patients, although recurrence‐free survival was comparable. In addition, elderly patients showed preoperative malnutrition as a risk factor for postoperative in‐hospital death.
Conclusion
Surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer in elderly patients was performed safely. However, preoperative malnutrition is a risk factor for in‐hospital death and such patients require nutritional support and less‐invasive surgery.
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