Preoperative Consultations for Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
Thilen SR, Treggiari MM, Lange JM, Lowy E, Weaver EM, Wijeysundera DN. Preoperative Consultations for Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 380-388. PMID: 24366269, PMCID: PMC4167873, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative consultationCataract surgeryHierarchical logistic regression modelingPatients 66 yearsElective surgical proceduresLogistic regression modelingIndex surgeryCohort studyEntire cohortElective proceduresSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryMedicare Part BAnesthesia providersNational random sampleUrban residenceTemporal trendsRegression modelingConsultationCohortFacility typeSuch consultationsClear guidelines