The elderly population in the United States is predicted to more than double to 80 million by
2050. 1 As the population ages, the elderly are increasingly seeking and requiring medical …

PURPOSE: The association between geriatric assessment (GA)–identified impairments and
long-term health care use in older cancer survivors remains unknown. Our objective was to …

Purpose Frailty is a decrease in physiologic reserve that is separate from the normal aging
process. Previously, an 11-item modified frailty index (mFI) using NSQIP variables predicted …

Abstract Purpose of Review Review strategies to improve outcomes of colorectal cancer
treatment in older patients. Recent Findings Older colorectal patients face many barriers to …

Surgical care of the geriatric patient Surgical care of the geriatric patient Curr Probl Surg.
2019 Jul;56(7):260-329. doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Mar 21. Authors …

Objectives: The economic burden of surgical complications is borne in distinctly different
ways by hospitals and payers. This study quantified the incidence and economic burden …

Objective Returning home after surgery is a desirable patient-centered outcome associated
with decreased costs compared to non-home discharge. Our objective was to develop a …

BACKGROUND Although some geriatric trauma patients may be at low risk of complications,
poor outcomes are pronounced if complications do occur. Prevention in this group …

Identification of elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes following surgery remains
difficult. Clinicians currently lack a tool to consistently aid them in this process. For instance …

BACKGROUND: Discharge to a nonhome destination (ie, skilled nursing facility, subacute
rehabilitation, or long-term care facility) after surgery is associated with increased mortality …