• Eur J Surg Oncol · Dec 2018

    Comprehensive multidisciplinary care program for elderly colorectal cancer patients: "From prehabilitation to independence".

    • E T D Souwer, E Bastiaannet, S de Bruijn, A J Breugom, F van den Bos, PortieljeJ E AJEADepartment of Internal Medicine, Haga Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands; Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., and DekkerJ W TJWTDepartment of Surgery, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, the Netherlands..
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Haga Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands. Electronic address: e.souwer@hagaziekenhuis.nl.
    • Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Dec 1; 44 (12): 1894-1900.

    BackgroundWe implemented a multidisciplinary pre- and rehabilitation program for elderly patients (≥75 years of age) in a single center consisting of prehabilitation, laparoscopic surgery and early rehabilitation with the intention to lower 1-year overall mortality.MethodsIn this study we compared all patients that underwent elective surgery for stage I-III colorectal cancer before and during development and after implementation of the program (2010-2011, 2012-2013 and 2014-2015). Primary endpoint was 1-year overall mortality, the secondary endpoint was 30-day postoperative outcome.ResultsEighty-six consecutive patients were included in the study cohort and compared to 63 patients from 2010 to 2011 and 75 patients from 2012 to 2013. Patient characteristics were comparable; median age in the study cohort was 80.6. Seventy-three patients (85%) participated in the program, 54 (63%) of whom followed a prehabilitation program, 46 (53%) of whom were discharged to a rehabilitation center. Laparoscopic surgery increased over the years from 70% to 83% in the study cohort. There was a trend in lower 1-year overall mortality: 11% versus 3% (p=0.08). There was a significant reduction in cardiac complications and the number of patients with a prolonged length of stay (p < 0.01).ConclusionsMultidisciplinary care for elderly colorectal cancer patients that includes prehabilitation and rehabilitation is feasible and may contribute to lower complications and reduced length of stay. This study did not show a clear benefit of implementing a comprehensive care program including both prehabilitation and rehabilitation. Dedicated multidisciplinary care seems the key attributer to favorable outcomes of CRC surgery in elderly patients.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd, BASO ~ The Association for Cancer Surgery, and the European Society of Surgical Oncology. All rights reserved.

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