The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status classification system
celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2021. Its simplicity represents its greatest strength as well …

By 2040, the incidence of solid cancers among patients older than 70 years will increase
from 1.2 million to 2.2 million in North America alone. 1 Older adults with cancer are at …

PURPOSE: The use of a standardized geriatric assessment (GA) to inform treatment
decisions in older adults with cancer improves quality of life, reduces treatment-related …

Abstract Introduction Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) is associated with disease and
overall survival in patients with cancer. We aimed to assess the relationship between PNI …

Background to assess the efficacy of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for
preventing treatment-related toxicity in older people undergoing non-surgical cancer …

Many countries are facing an aging population. As people live longer, surgeons face the
prospect of operating on increasingly older patients. Traditional teaching is that with older …

MATERIALS AND METHODS As no previous ASCRS Clinical Practice Guideline has
specifically addressed the topic of frailty, this guideline is an original body of work and not …

Objective: We sought to assess the performance of the Predictive OpTimal Trees in
Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) tool in elderly emergency surgery (ES) patients …

Background: As the population ages, the prevalence of surgical interventions in individuals
aged 65+ continues to increase. This poses unique challenges due to the higher incidence …

Endometrial cancer incidence and related mortality are on the rise due to aging
demographics. This population often presents with unfavorable features, such as myometrial …