2017
Are They Too Old for Surgery? Safety of Cholecystectomy in Superelderly Patients (≥ Age 90)
Irojah B, Bell T, Grim R, Martin J, Ahuja V. Are They Too Old for Surgery? Safety of Cholecystectomy in Superelderly Patients (≥ Age 90). The Permanente Journal 2017, 21: 16-013. PMID: 28488988, PMCID: PMC5424586, DOI: 10.7812/tpp/16-013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCholecystectomyFemaleHumansLength of StayMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsOpen cholecystectomySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseStudy periodSafety of cholecystectomyThirty-day mortalityImprovement Program databaseCommon general surgery proceduresAge 65 yearsGeneral surgery proceduresAge 90 yearsEmergent cholecystectomyLaparoscopic groupOverall mortalityEmergent proceduresMedian lengthElective proceduresOpen procedureProgram databaseRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresCholecystectomyAmerican CollegePatients
2011
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is Safe but Underused in the Elderly
Tucker JJ, Yanagawa F, Grim R, Bell T, Ahuja V. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is Safe but Underused in the Elderly. The American Surgeon 2011, 77: 1014-1020. PMID: 21944516, DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedCase-Control StudiesCholecystectomyCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicConfidence IntervalsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGallbladder DiseasesGeriatric AssessmentHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CareRisk AssessmentSafety ManagementTreatment OutcomeConceptsLength of stayOpen cholecystectomyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyElderly patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseLonger LOSLogistic regressionImprovement Program databaseEarly operative interventionLow complication rateMultivariate logistic regressionNonelderly patientsOperative interventionComplication rateIndependent predictorsLC surgeryPatient groupGallbladder diseaseHigh comorbidityProgram databaseAmerican CollegeEmergent casesSafe option