Surgical Outcomes for Patients Aged 80 and Older: Morbidity and Mortality from Major Noncardiac Surgery

Objectives: To gather information about surgical outcomes for patients in their 80s and 90s. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Participants: Patients (26,648 aged ≥80; 568,263 aged

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2005-03, Vol.53 (3), p.424-429
Main Authors: Hamel, Mary Beth, Henderson, William G., Khuri, Shukri F., Daley, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical outcomes
Cohort analysis
Comorbidity
elderly
Elderly people
Female
General aspects
Health Status
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Male
Medical Records
Medical sciences
Morbidity
Mortality
Older people
outcomes
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - mortality
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Surgery
United States - epidemiology
USA
Very old
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Summary:Objectives: To gather information about surgical outcomes for patients in their 80s and 90s. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Participants: Patients (26,648 aged ≥80; 568,263 aged
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53159.x