Ryan D Nipp, Carolyn L Qian, Helen P Knight, Cristina R Ferrone, Hiroko Kunitake, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo, Michael Lanuti, Motaz Qadan, Rocco Ricciardi, Keith D Lillemoe, Brandon Temel, Ardeshir Z Hashmi, Erin Scott, Erin Stevens, Grant R Williams, Zhi Ven Fong, Terrence A O'Malley, Esteban Franco-Garcia, Nora K Horick, Vicki A Jackson, Joseph A Greer, Areej El-Jawahri, Jennifer S Temel
BACKGROUND: Older adults with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing surgery often experience poor outcomes, such as prolonged postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) use, hospital readmissions, and complications. Involvement of geriatricians in the care of older adults with cancer can improve outcomes. We conducted a randomized trial of a perioperative geriatric intervention (PERI-OP) in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing surgery. METHODS: From 9/2016-4/2019, we randomly assigned patients age ≥ 65 with gastrointestinal cancer planning to undergo surgical resection to receive PERI-OP or usual care...
May 2022: Journal of Geriatric Oncology