Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people admitted to a surgical service

G Eamer, A Taheri, SS Chen… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Aging populations are at increased risk of postoperative complications. New
methods to provide care for older people recovering from surgery may reduce surgery …

The impact of pre‐operative comprehensive geriatric assessment on postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing scheduled surgery: a systematic review

JSL Partridge, D Harari, FC Martin, JK Dhesi - Anaesthesia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive geriatric assessment is an established clinical approach. It reduces
mortality and improves the physical wellbeing of older people in the community or …

Outcomes for older patients with hip fractures: the impact of orthopedic and geriatric medicine cocare

AA Fisher, MW Davis, SE Rubenach… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Outcomes for Older Patients With Hip Fractures: The Impact o... : Journal of Orthopaedic
Trauma Outcomes for Older Patients With Hip Fractures: The Impact of Orthopedic and Geriatric …

[HTML][HTML] The Perioperative Surgical Home: how can it make the case so everyone wins?

TR Vetter, LA Goeddel, AM Boudreaux, TR Hunt… - BMC …, 2013 - Springer
Background Varied and fragmented care plans undertaken by different practitioners
currently expose surgical patients to lapses in expected care, increase the chance for …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of age on complications, survival, and cause of death following colon cancer surgery

CT Aquina, SG Mohile, MA Tejani, AZ Becerra… - British journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Background: Given scarce data regarding the relationship among age, complications, and
survival beyond the 30-day postoperative period for oncology patients in the United States …

Hospital frailty risk score predicts adverse events in primary total hip and knee arthroplasty

M Meyer, L Parik, F Leiß, T Renkawitz, J Grifka… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a validated geriatric
comorbidity measure derived from routinely collected administrative data. The purpose of …

Effects of a hospitalist model on elderly patients with hip fracture

MP Phy, DJ Vanness, LJ Melton, KH Long… - Archives of internal …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background Hospitalists' increased role in perioperative medicine allows for examination of
their effects on surgical patients. This study examined the effects of a hospitalist service …

Determinants of direct medical costs in primary and revision total knee arthroplasty

HM Kremers, SL Visscher, JP Moriarty… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Determinants of Direct Medical Costs in Primary and Revision... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
Related Research® Determinants of Direct Medical Costs in Primary and Revision Total Knee …

[HTML][HTML] Dedicated perioperative hip fracture comanagement programs are cost-effective in high-volume centers: an economic analysis

E Swart, E Vasudeva, EC Makhni, W Macaulay… - … and Related Research®, 2016 - Springer
Background Osteoporotic hip fractures are common injuries typically occurring in patients
who are older and medically frail. Studies have suggested that creation of a multidisciplinary …

Racial differences and disparities in cancer care and outcomes: where's the rub?

NF Esnaola, ME Ford - Surgical Oncology Clinics, 2012 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Although racial differences in outcomes have been reported for almost all cancer types, this
article focuses primarily on the 3 leading causes of cancer death in the United States for …