Advanced Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patient
Conditions
Keywords
elderly; oldest; colorectal cancer; perforation; bleeding; obstruction; emergency; surgery; laparotomy; laparoscopy; futility; frailty
Brief summary
This is a multicenter observational study aimed to investigate the management of older patients aged 75 years old and over admitted to the emergency department with complicated colorectal cancer. The final endpoint is to report morbidity and mortality in this group of frail individuals according to the shift of incidence of colorectal cancer in geriatric patients, over 2 periods: before the COVID pandemic outbreak (11th March 2020) and after the 11th March, during the ongoing pandemic.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Fausto Catena
World Society of Emergency Surgery
Poissy-Saint Germain Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
75 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients aged 75 years old and over; * Admission to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain; * Diagnosis of obstructed and/or perforated colorectal cancer.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients aged\< 75 years old; * Patients aged \>=75 years old admitted with acute abdomen, not due to complicated colorectal cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mortality and morbidity correlated with the management of older (=>75 years old) patients admitted to emergency department with a complicated colorectal cancer | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactBelinda De Simone, MD
Outcome results
None listed