Impact of comorbidity index on morbidity and survival in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1149 @entity260
BACKGROUND: The number of surgeries in older @entity1 with comorbidities is constantly growing. The present study examined the impact of @entity260 and long-term survival in @entity1 with completely resected @entity1149 . METHODS: Between 2004 and 2008, 423 @entity1 with @entity1149 underwent complete resection. A retrospective comparison of perioperative mortality, morbidity, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), and postoperative length of hospital stay was performed. RESULTS: The number of @entity1 with CCI 0, 1-2, and >= 3 was 226, 170 and 27, respectively. The 5-year overall survival was 88% among @entity1 with CCI 0, and 84% in those with CCI >= 1 (p   =   0.05) in all pathological stages. The CCI 0 group had significantly better overall survival than CCI 0 group and 30 (15%) in the CCI >= 1 group (p   =   0.024). Length of stay was shorter in the CCI 0 group (11        5 days) than in the CCI >= 1 group (15        19 days, p   =   0.015). CONCLUSIONS: A high CCI correlated with higher postoperative morbidity and longer length of stay. We identified better a prognosis in @entity1 with CCI 0 compared to those with CCI 1-2.
