Age Factor
Older age, not comorbidity, linked to worse survival in hepatocellular carcinoma
Older age but not high comorbidity burden was significantly associated with overall survival among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, even those with early-stage disease, according to study results.
5-year survival after lung transplant similar in matched older, younger recipients
Following propensity matching, lung transplant recipients aged 70 years or older had similar 5-year survival to recipients aged younger than 70 years, according to results published in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
Age not a factor when estimating myopia onset using axial length
NEW ORLEANS — Although age should be considered when estimating the probability of myopia onset based on refractive error, risk assessments using axial length do not need to include adjustments for age, according to a presenter.
VIDEO: Left digit bias limits the organs accepted from older deceased donors
In this video, Seth A. Waits, MD, assistant professor and surgical director of liver transplantation at University of Michigan Health, discusses the impact of left digit bias on older organ donation acceptance.