Table 1 Preoperative evaluation using the G-8 geriatric screening tool
From: Laparoscopic completion gastrectomy in elderly patients with remnant gastric cancer: a case series
Items (possible answers: score) | LCG, n = 6 | OCG, n = 15 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Decrease in food intake in the past 3 months | 0.159 | ||
Severe: 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Moderate: 1 | 0 | 4 (27%) | |
No decrease: 2 | 6 (100%) | 11 (73%) | |
Weight loss in the past 3 months | 0.347 | ||
> 3 kg: 0 | 0 | 2 (13%) | |
Does not know: 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Between 1 and 3 kg: 2 | 0 | 0 | |
No weight loss: 3 | 6 (100%) | 13 (87%) | |
Mobility | 0.105 | ||
Bed or chair bound: 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Able to get out of bed and chair but does not go out: 1 | 1 (17%) | 0 | |
Goes out: 2 | 5 (83%) | 15 (100%) | |
Neuropsychological problems | 0.516 | ||
Severe dementia or depression: 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mild dementia or depression: 1 | 0 | 1 (7%) | |
No mental problems: 2 | 6 (100%) | 14 (93%) | |
Body mass index | 0.182 | ||
< 19: 0 | 2 (33%) | 1 (7%) | |
19–21: 1 | 2 (33%) | 5 (33%) | |
21–23: 2 | 0 | 6 (40%) | |
> 23: 3 | 2 (33%) | 3 (20%) | |
More than three prescribed medications | 0.576 | ||
Yes: 0 | 2 (33%) | 7 (47%) | |
No: 1 | 4 (67%) | 8 (53%) | |
Self-perception of health | – | – | – |
Not as good: 0 | |||
Does not know: 0.5 | |||
As good: 1 | |||
Better: 2 | |||
Age | 0.125 | ||
> 85: 0 | 1 (17%) | 0 | |
80–85: 1 | 2 (33%) | 2 (13%) | |
< 80: 2 | 3 (50%) | 13 (87%) | |
Modified score (median, range) | 12.5, 11.3–13.8 | 13.0, 12.0–13.5 | 0.841 |