Procedure-specific mortality risk in octogenarians undergoing curative GI cancer resection: A contemporary U.S. analysis.
Abstract
737 Background: Octogenarians increasingly undergo curative GI cancer surgery, yet most risk tools apply a uniform “age penalty” across procedures. Whether age ≥80 confers similar operative mortality across resections is unclear. We examined if the mortality impact of advanced age differs between pancreatic resection and gastrectomy. Methods: We used a nationally representative U.S. inpatient dataset (2020–2022) to identify adults with pancreatic or gastric cancer who underwent the corresponding resection. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality; secondary outcomes were length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges. Multivariable models adjusted for sex, hospital teaching status, and year. An age (≥80 vs
Fields of Study & Subjects
Frailty in Older Adults
Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Cardiac
Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2_suppl
- Pages
- 737–737
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026
- Language
- EN