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 ResearchConceptsSurgical careClinical careAmerican CollegeMean percentagePostoperative clinical careTransitions of careQuality improvement initiativesLower mean percentagePreoperative optimizationGeriatric surgeryPostvisit surveyHigher mean percentageOlder adultsHospitalCareMultisite implementationVulnerable populationsImprovement initiativesPilot testingAdultsBest practicesSurgeryPercentageVisitsShared 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
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 OUTCOMEPatientsGlycemic Control and Infections in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
King JT, Goulet JL, Perkal MF, Rosenthal RA. Glycemic Control and Infections in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2011, 253: 158-165. PMID: 21135698, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181f9bb3a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum glucose concentrationPerioperative glucose controlPostoperative infectionGlucose controlSurgical proceduresDiabetic patientsGlucose concentrationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseInfection rateOverall postoperative infection rateQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate Poisson regression modelNoncardiac surgical proceduresPostoperative infectious complicationsImprovement Program databasePostoperative infection rateSurgical outcome dataNationwide samplePoisson regression modelsPreoperative HbA1cPreoperative laboratoryInfectious complicationsNoncardiac surgeryNoncardiac operationsGlycemic control
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
1996
PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS
Rosenthal R. PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1996, 44: 213-214. PMID: 8576518, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb02446.x.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