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
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