In elderly patients with lung cancer is resection justified in terms of morbidity, mortality and residual quality of life?
In elderly patients with lung cancer is resection justified in terms of morbidity, mortality and residual quality of life?
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10.1510/icvts.2010.233189
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2010-06-01
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Scarci, Marco
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Chambers, Anthony;Routledge, Tom;Scarci, Marco
A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: In [patients over 70 years of age with lung cancer] is [lung resection] when compared with [non-surgical treatment] justified in terms of [postoperative morbidity, mortality and quality of life]? Altogether more than 297 papers were found using the reported search, of which 12 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes and results of these papers are tabulated. We conclude that patients over 70 years of age undergoing anatomical lung resection respond as well as younger patients in terms of morbidity, mortality and residual quality of life (QoL). Collective analysis of the papers reveals no significant difference in five-year survival rates following surgery for early stage disease (stage I non-small cell lung cancer: 70 years; 59-78%), although, elderly patients currently receive far higher rates of palliative care (30-47% in patients 65-70 years vs. 8% in patients under 65 years). Additionally, 30-day mortality rates (5.7% 70 years), length of hospital stay [1.3 days vs. 1 day (video-assisted mini-thoracotomy) and 4.6 vs. 4.9-5.2 days (thoracotomy) for 70 years, respectively] and postoperative lung function tests (FEV decrease; 13% 70 years P=0.34, functional vital capacity decrease; 9% 70 years P=0.31) are equivalent between the two age groups. Residual QoL following lobectomy (evaluated by patient self-assessment) showed decreased social (P