The Barthel Index predicts surgical textbook outcomes following hepatectomy for elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter cohort study

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 237; p. 115761
• Main Authors: Yang, Tian, Liu, Da-Qun, Qiu, Wei, Fan, Zhong-Qi, Sun, Li-Yang, Wang, Nan-Ya, Wang, Hong, Yang, Yi-Fan, Li, Jie, Zhou, Ya-Hao, Chen, Ting-Hao, Wang, Xian-Ming, Gu, Wei-Min, Liang, Ying-Jian, Gu, Li-Hui, Xu, Jia-Hao, Wang, Ming-Da, Sun, Xiao-Dong, Lv, Guo-Yue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood platelets; Blood transfusions; Body mass index; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - mortality; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery; Cohort analysis; Confidence intervals; Elderly; Female; Frailty; Frailty - complications; Frailty - diagnosis; Frailty - epidemiology; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatrics; Hepatectomy; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hospitals; Humans; Hypertension; Impact analysis; Laparoscopy; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms - mortality; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Missing data; Morbidity; Mortality; Multivariate analysis; Older people; Oncology; Patients; Physiology; Population studies; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Risk groups; Statistical analysis; Subgroups; Surgery; Textbook outcomes; Textbooks; Treatment Outcome; Variables; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Frailty; Textbook outcomes; Elderly; Hepatectomy

The burgeoning demand for hepatectomy in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) necessitates improved perioperative care. Geriatric populations frequently experience functional decline and frailty, predisposing them to adverse postoperative outcomes. The Barthel Index serves as a relia...