2024
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, 115926. 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
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