2022
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 age
2018
Functional Trajectories Before and After Major Surgery in Older Adults
Stabenau HF, Becher RD, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Before and After Major Surgery in Older Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 911-917. PMID: 29356710, PMCID: PMC6521949, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryNonelective surgeryFunctional trajectoriesSevere disabilityOlder adultsCourse of disabilityFirst major surgeryPersons 70 yearsProspective cohort studyCohort studyFunctional prognosisModerate disabilityPartial improvementSurgeryPremorbid functionOlder personsStudy periodAnalytic sampleLittle improvementRapid improvementTrajectory groupsMild disabilityMost participantsDisabilityGradual improvement