Frailty and Colorectal Surgery: Review and Concept of Cancer Frailty
Frailty is characterized by reduced physiological reserves across multiple systems. In patients with frailty, oncological surgery has been associated with a high rate of postoperative complications and worse overall survival. Further, given that cancer and frailty can co-exist in the same patient, c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/15/5041 |