2024
Priority areas for outcomes improvement among older adults undergoing inpatient general surgery inclusive of geriatric‐pertinent complications
Kazaure H, Johnson K, Rosenthal R, Lagoo‐Deenadayalan S. Priority areas for outcomes improvement among older adults undergoing inpatient general surgery inclusive of geriatric‐pertinent complications. World Journal Of Surgery 2024, 48: 2646-2657. PMID: 39334312, DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional declineInpatient general surgery proceduresMortality ratePostoperative functional declineWound-related complicationsThirty-day complicationsOutcome improvementGeneral surgery proceduresIndependent functional statusRescue rateSurgical morbidityComplication rateThirty-daySurgery outcomesProcedure groupOlder adultsSurgery proceduresComplicationsPressure ulcersInpatient surgeryPatientsFunctional statusMortality
2023
Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study
Miller S, Azar S, Farrelly J, Salzman G, Broderick M, Sanders K, Anto V, Patel N, Cordova A, Schuster K, Jones T, Kodadek L, Gross C, Morton J, Rosenthal R, Becher R. Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study. Surgery In Practice And Science 2023, 13: 100173. PMID: 37502700, PMCID: PMC10373440, DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNSQIP Surgical Risk CalculatorSurgical Risk CalculatorNonelective casesRisk calculatorNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk CalculatorHigh-risk patientsGeneral clinical practiceSpecific clinical scenariosCross-sectional studyElectronic health recordsFrail patientsPrimary outcomeHalf of respondentsPreoperative assessmentContemporary surgical practiceClinical practiceClinical scenariosSurgical practicePast monthPatientsSurgeonsTraining statusSurrogate consentPotential interventionsHealth recordsShared Decision Making in the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program: Assessing Baseline Performance
Streid J, Lee K, Bader A, Jarman M, Rosenthal R, Cooper Z, Lindvall C. Shared Decision Making in the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program: Assessing Baseline Performance. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: 510-520.e3. PMID: 36736861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftOlder patientsPatient goalsPreoperative documentationArtery bypass graftPatient-centered outcomesElectronic health recordsMore comorbiditiesPrimary outcomeBypass graftPreoperative discussionPreoperative goalsTreatment goalsAmerican CollegePatientsClinical practiceCare standardsHealth goalsHealth recordsBaseline performanceMajor operationsHigher likelihoodColectomyHospital performanceInterdisciplinary team
2017
Care of the Geriatric Surgery Patient: The Surgeon’s Perspective
Hornor M, McDonald J, Anaya D, Rosenthal R. Care of the Geriatric Surgery Patient: The Surgeon’s Perspective. 2017, 85-97. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66878-9_7.ChaptersGeriatric surgical patientsSurgical patientsHigh-quality surgical careHealthcare goalsGeriatric surgery patientsOlder adult patientsRisk of complicationsInterdisciplinary teamAdult patientsAnalgesic planDevastating complicationSurgery patientsEarly mobilizationPerioperative phaseGeriatric patientsGeriatric physiciansOptimal carePatient goalsPredictable complicationsFunctional declineSurgical careHigh riskPatientsPatient engagementPhysical therapists
2016
Caring for the Geriatric Combat Veteran at the Veteran Affairs Hospital
Bhattacharya B, Pei K, Lui F, Rosenthal R, Davis K. Caring for the Geriatric Combat Veteran at the Veteran Affairs Hospital. Current Trauma Reports 2016, 3: 62-68. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-016-0068-5.ChaptersRedefining Quality of Surgical Care for the Frail Elderly
Berian J, Rosenthal R. Redefining Quality of Surgical Care for the Frail Elderly. Current Surgery Reports 2016, 4: 10. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-016-0131-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical careOlder adultsOlder surgical patientsOlder surgical populationFrail older adultsUnique quality indicatorsCurrent surgical careSurgical populationOlder patientsSurgical patientsHigh morbidityMultidisciplinary consensusMortality rateFrail ElderlyPatientsCareAdultsMorbidityFrailtyElderlyQuality indicators
2014
Proactive delirium management in geriatric surgical patients may increase ability to return patients home from the hospital
Tackett J, Rosenthal R. Proactive delirium management in geriatric surgical patients may increase ability to return patients home from the hospital. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2014, 219: e104. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of Mortality in Older Patients >30 days after Emergent Major Abdominal Operation: Data from the Health and Retirement Survey
Cooper Z, Mitchell S, Gorges R, Rosenthal R, Lipsitz S, Kelley A. Predictors of Mortality in Older Patients >30 days after Emergent Major Abdominal Operation: Data from the Health and Retirement Survey. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2014, 219: s53. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 OUTCOMEPatientsPreoperative Evaluation of the Older Surgical Patient
Walke L, Rosenthal R. Preoperative Evaluation of the Older Surgical Patient. 2011, 267-288. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6999-6_22.Chapters
2007
Application of Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders‐3 Quality Indicators to Patients with Advanced Dementia and Poor Prognosis
Wenger NS, Solomon DH, Committee T, Amin A, Besdine R, Blazer D, Cohen H, Fulmer T, Ganz P, Grunwald M, Hall W, Katz P, Kitzman D, Leipzig R, Rosenthal R. Application of Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders‐3 Quality Indicators to Patients with Advanced Dementia and Poor Prognosis. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: s457-s463. PMID: 17910571, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01375.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACOVE-3 quality indicatorsPoor prognosisAdvanced dementiaVulnerable eldersAssessing CareCare processesOlder personsApplicable quality indicatorsProcess of careQuality of careShort-term improvementGeriatric conditionsMedical conditionsCare preferencesPatientsQuality indicatorsClinical expertsMeasurement of qualityCareHospitalizationSurgeryPrognosisDementiaBurdenHeavy burden
2005
Senior adult oncology clinical practice guidelines in oncology.
Balducci L, Cohen H, Engstrom P, Ettinger D, Halter J, Gordon L, Kiel K, Kneier A, Lim D, Petersdorf S, Rosenthal R, Silliman R, Vose J, Walker M, Zachariah B. Senior adult oncology clinical practice guidelines in oncology. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2005, 3: 572-90. PMID: 16038647, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2005.0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsOncology Clinical Practice GuidelineDisease-specific issuesClinical practice guidelinesBenefits of treatmentPrevalence of cancerGeriatric screeningNew cancersPatient populationStandard treatmentPractice guidelinesOncology panelOlder individualsPatientsCancerOlder adultsU.S. populationTreatmentGuidelinesCommon problemComplicationsTherapyPopulationPrevalenceIncidence
2001
Preoperative Evaluation of the Elderly Surgical Patient
Gabeau D, Rosenthal R. Preoperative Evaluation of the Elderly Surgical Patient. 2001, 126-143. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3432-4_10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Small-Bowel Disorders and Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly Patient
Rosenthal R. Small-Bowel Disorders and Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly Patient. Surgical Clinics Of North America 1994, 74: 261-291. PMID: 8165469, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46283-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal wall herniasWall herniasSmall bowel disordersSubtlety of presentationElderly patientsBowel disordersElective repairLoss of tissueMisleading signsVague complaintsDiagnostic dilemmaInitial complaintExcessive mortalityHerniaSuccessful managementMinimal riskDisordersPatientsEmergency repairComplaintsRepairMorbiditySymptomsMortalityDiagnosis