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CompletedNCT03777540

Gastric Cancer Surgery in Elderly Patients

Post-Operative Outcomes And Predictors Of Mortality After Gastric Cancer Surgery In The Very Elderly Patients

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
236 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Bologna · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
80 Years – 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Gastric cancer is most frequent after the fifth decade of life. Surgical risk is higher in aged population because of general health condition may affect the postoperative result. Aim of the study was to identify risk factors for post-operative mortality in octogenarian patients who underwent surgery for gastric cancer.

Detailed description

236 patients (181: 80-85 years old and 55: \>85 years old) underwent surgery for gastric cancer at the Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital in Bologna between 2010 and 2015. The variables of the two groups of patients were compared.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREGastric resectionPartial gastrectomy with jejunal anastomosis," "total gastrectomy," "gastroenterostomy without gastrectomy" or "other" (palliative surgery).

Timeline

Start date
2010-01-01
Primary completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2018-06-30
First posted
2018-12-17
Last updated
2018-12-17

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03777540. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.