Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	29303
Country	United States

Received	2016-08-08 10:13
Peer-Review Started	2016-08-10 18:28
To Make the First Decision	2016-08-29 08:33
Return for Revision	2016-08-31 09:55
Revised	2016-09-09 23:41
Second Decision	2016-09-30 10:51
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-10-10 17:18
Articles in Press	2016-10-10 17:18
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-11-12 13:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-11-18 15:13

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Impact of frailty on approach to colonic resection: Laparoscopy vs open surgery
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Catalina Mosquera, Konstantinos Spaniolas and Timothy L Fitzgerald
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Timothy L Fitzgerald, MD, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, 4S24, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27834, United States. fitzgeraldt@ecu.edu
Key Words	Frailty; Outcome; Mortality; Morbidity; Colectomy
Core Tip	The safety of laparoscopic colectomy is well established; however to date little is understood regarding the influence of frailty on postoperative outcomes. The purpose of our study was to determine the safety of laparoscopic surgery for patient undergoing colonic resection through the frailty spectrum compared to open intervention. After analyzing a total of 94811 patients undergoing colectomy, and classifying them by their frailty scores. We found that laparoscopic surgery is superior to open surgery for patients undergoing colon resection regarding morbidity and mortality. Increases in frailty magnify differences between approaches.
Publish Date	2016-11-18 15:13
Citation	Mosquera C, Spaniolas K, Fitzgerald TL. Impact of frailty on approach to colonic resection: Laparoscopy vs open surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(43): 9544-9553
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i43/9544.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i43.9544

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