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Octogenarians unable to return home by postoperative-day 30
Peters X, Zhang L, Liu Y, Cohen M, Rosenthal R, Ko C, Russell M. Octogenarians unable to return home by postoperative-day 30. The American Journal Of Surgery 2024, 238: 115926. PMID: 39303481, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsSequential logistic regression modelsLiving locationMobility aid usePOD-30Returning homeLogistic regression modelsAid useFall historyIdentified risk factorsRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative pressure ulcersOlder adultsFunctional independencePressure ulcersIncreased oddsOdds ratioQuality improvementCohort studySurgical decision-makingPrimary outcomeDecision-makingGeriatric factorsRegression modelsPostoperative-day
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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