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 …

Colorectal cancer is a widely-recognized aging-associated disease. Recent advances in the
care of senior colorectal cancer patients has led to similar cancer-related life expectancy for …

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 …

Objective Transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) has higher combined stroke and
death rates in elderly patients with carotid artery stenosis compared with carotid …

Background: Functional capacity assessment is a critical step in the preoperative evaluation
to identify patients at increased risk of cardiac complications and disability after major …

Introduction Reduced functional reserve in older people, combined with the surgical stress,
may increase the likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes. The objective of this study …

OBJECTIVE With global aging, elective craniotomies are increasingly being performed in
elderly patients. There is a paucity of prospective studies evaluating the impact of these …

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 …

Ethe OPEN MIND be achieved. 3, 7, 9 The use of a standardized patient-centered
multidisciplinary pathway of care in elective surgery has been promoted by both the …

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether older adults are at higher risk of
lasting functional and cognitive decline after surgery, and the impact of decline on survival …