2023
Multisite Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative.
Ma M, Peters X, Zhang L, Hornor M, Christensen K, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Flood K, Katlic M, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Robinson T, Rosenthal R, Tang V, Ko C, Russell M. Multisite Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2023, 237: 171-181. PMID: 37185633, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHospitalsHumansPilot ProjectsPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementSurgeonsUnited StatesConceptsSurgical careClinical careAmerican CollegeMean percentagePostoperative clinical careTransitions of careQuality improvement initiativesLower mean percentagePreoperative optimizationGeriatric surgeryPostvisit surveyHigher mean percentageOlder adultsHospitalCareMultisite implementationVulnerable populationsImprovement initiativesPilot testingAdultsBest practicesSurgeryPercentageVisits
2011
Age matters: a study of clinical and economic outcomes following cholecystectomy in elderly Americans
Kuy S, Sosa JA, Roman SA, Desai R, Rosenthal RA. Age matters: a study of clinical and economic outcomes following cholecystectomy in elderly Americans. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 201: 789-796. PMID: 21741511, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly patientsHealth Care Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleHospitalized elderly patientsOdds of mortalityPredicts poor outcomeShort-term outcomesNationwide Inpatient SamplePredictors of outcomeCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityNonroutine dischargeDischarge dispositionEffect of ageYounger patientsGallstone diseasePoor outcomeInpatient cholecystectomyInpatient SampleWorse outcomesOpen procedureBiliary diagnosesMAIN OUTCOMEPatients