Simplified comorbidity score for elderly patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer

[1] Okami J(2009)Pulmonary resection in patients aged 80 years or over with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer: prognostic factors for overall survival and risk factors for postoperative complications J Thorac Oncol 4 1247-1253

[2] Higashiyama M(2007)Lung cancer in elderly patients: an analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database J Clin Oncol 25 5570-5577

[3] Asamura H(2014)Management of elderly patients with NSCLC; updated expert’s opinion paper: EORTC Elderly Task Force, Lung Cancer Group and International Society for Geriatric Oncology Ann Oncol 25 1270-1283

[4] Goya T(1987)A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation J Chronic Dis 40 373-383

[5] Koshiishi Y(2005)Comorbidities and Charlson score in resected stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer Eur Respir J 26 480-486

[6] Sohara Y(2005)Charlson comorbidity index as a predictor of long-term outcome after surgery for nonsmall cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 28 759-762

[7] Owonikoko TK(2010)Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in patients with a Charlson comorbidity index score of two or more J Thorac Oncol 5 56-61

[8] Ragin CC(2005)A new simplified comorbidity score as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung cancer patients: description and comparison with the Charlson’s index Br J Cancer 93 1098-1105

[9] Belani CP(2008)Quality of life and comorbidity score as prognostic determinants in non-small-cell lung cancer patients Ann Oncol 19 1458-1464

[10] Oton AB(2011)Prognostic impact of comorbidity in elderly lung cancer patients: use and comparison of two scores Lung Cancer 72 108-113

[1] Okami J(2009)Pulmonary resection in patients aged 80 years or over with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer: prognostic factors for overall survival and risk factors for postoperative complications J Thorac Oncol 4 1247-1253

[2] Higashiyama M(2007)Lung cancer in elderly patients: an analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database J Clin Oncol 25 5570-5577

[3] Asamura H(2014)Management of elderly patients with NSCLC; updated expert’s opinion paper: EORTC Elderly Task Force, Lung Cancer Group and International Society for Geriatric Oncology Ann Oncol 25 1270-1283

[4] Goya T(1987)A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation J Chronic Dis 40 373-383

[5] Koshiishi Y(2005)Comorbidities and Charlson score in resected stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer Eur Respir J 26 480-486

[6] Sohara Y(2005)Charlson comorbidity index as a predictor of long-term outcome after surgery for nonsmall cell lung cancer Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 28 759-762

[7] Owonikoko TK(2010)Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in patients with a Charlson comorbidity index score of two or more J Thorac Oncol 5 56-61

[8] Ragin CC(2005)A new simplified comorbidity score as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung cancer patients: description and comparison with the Charlson’s index Br J Cancer 93 1098-1105

[9] Belani CP(2008)Quality of life and comorbidity score as prognostic determinants in non-small-cell lung cancer patients Ann Oncol 19 1458-1464

[10] Oton AB(2011)Prognostic impact of comorbidity in elderly lung cancer patients: use and comparison of two scores Lung Cancer 72 108-113