BACKGROUND: The impact of red cell distribution width (RDW) on outcomes in elderly patients after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not fully understood. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 992 NSCLC patients who underwent curative resection between 1998 and 2012. The following variables were included in the analyses to evaluate the role of RDW: age, gender, smoking index, leukocyte count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), hemoglobin, platelet count, albumin, C-reactive protein, carcinoembryonic antigen, respiratory function, histology, T factor, N factor, surgical approach, surgical procedures, complications and prognosis. RESULTS: High RDW (>13.8) was an independent risk factor for morbidity [hazard ratio (HR) 2.1; P<0.01], recurrence (HR 2.0; P=0.01), overall survival (OS) (HR 2.1; P<0.01) and disease-free survival (DFS) (HR 2.0; P<0.01) in elderly patients (age ≥75 years, n=275), whereas it was not in younger patients (age <75 years, n=717). The surgical outcome was extremely poor in those older than 80 years with a RDW greater than 15% (morbidity, 56%; postoperative stay, 23 days; OS, 24%; DFS, 0%). RDW was unaffected by age (R =0.01; P=0.86) and elevated RDW without anemia was more prognostic than high RDW due to anemia in elderly patients. CONCLUSIONS: High RDW was significantly associated with high morbidity and reduced survival in elderly patients who underwent resection for NSCLC. Therefore, this parameter should be taken into account when surgery is considered in the elderly.
BACKGROUND: The impact of red cell distribution width (RDW) on outcomes in elderly patients after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not fully understood. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 992 NSCLCpatients who underwent curative resection between 1998 and 2012. The following variables were included in the analyses to evaluate the role of RDW: age, gender, smoking index, leukocyte count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), hemoglobin, platelet count, albumin, C-reactive protein, carcinoembryonic antigen, respiratory function, histology, T factor, N factor, surgical approach, surgical procedures, complications and prognosis. RESULTS: High RDW (>13.8) was an independent risk factor for morbidity [hazard ratio (HR) 2.1; P<0.01], recurrence (HR 2.0; P=0.01), overall survival (OS) (HR 2.1; P<0.01) and disease-free survival (DFS) (HR 2.0; P<0.01) in elderly patients (age ≥75 years, n=275), whereas it was not in younger patients (age <75 years, n=717). The surgical outcome was extremely poor in those older than 80 years with a RDW greater than 15% (morbidity, 56%; postoperative stay, 23 days; OS, 24%; DFS, 0%). RDW was unaffected by age (R =0.01; P=0.86) and elevated RDW without anemia was more prognostic than high RDW due to anemia in elderly patients. CONCLUSIONS: High RDW was significantly associated with high morbidity and reduced survival in elderly patients who underwent resection for NSCLC. Therefore, this parameter should be taken into account when surgery is considered in the elderly.
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Lung cancer; elderly; red cell distribution width (RDW)
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