Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults
Gill TM, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA Surgery 2022, 157: e225155. PMID: 36260323, PMCID: PMC9582971, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based estimatesMajor surgeryMean survival timeOlder US adultsProbable dementiaUS adultsSurvival timeSex-adjusted hazard ratioProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living older adultsLongitudinal cohort studyPotential prognostic valueService Medicare beneficiariesNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesAging Trends StudyGeriatric characteristicsCohort studyGeriatric surgeryHazard ratioNonelective surgeryElective surgeryGeriatric conditionsPrognostic valueMean ageThe Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race
Quiñones AR, McAvay GJ, Peak KD, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG. The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: 2014-2025. PMID: 35932162, PMCID: PMC10144669, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic conditionsFacility admissionMedicare beneficiariesCostly health care utilizationHealth care utilizationRacial differencesNon-Hispanic blacksWhite Medicare beneficiariesAverage attributable fractionHealth-related outcomesImportant health-related outcomesNon-Hispanic White older adultsWhite older adultsAging Trends StudyMultimorbidity burdenRenal morbidityOngoing careAttributable fractionNational HealthCardiovascular conditionsOlder adultsImportant markerHospitalization