2022
Surrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients
Miller SM, Nagarkatti N, Ahuja V, Schneider EB, Mohanty S, Rosenthal RA, Kodadek LM. Surrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients. Surgery 2022, 172: 1748-1752. PMID: 36123180, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHalf of patientsCognitive impairmentSurrogate consentHigher comorbidity burdenOlder adult patientsComorbidity burdenPreoperative disabilityAdult patientsOlder patientsFemale patientsSurgical interventionElective proceduresSurgical proceduresHealth characteristicsAmerican CollegeDaily livingOwn consentPatientsOlder adultsImpairmentSurgeryConsentDescriptive analysisFurther researchDiagnosis
2017
Are They Too Old for Surgery? Safety of Cholecystectomy in Superelderly Patients (≥ Age 90)
Irojah B, Bell T, Grim R, Martin J, Ahuja V. Are They Too Old for Surgery? Safety of Cholecystectomy in Superelderly Patients (≥ Age 90). The Permanente Journal 2017, 21: 16-013. PMID: 28488988, PMCID: PMC5424586, DOI: 10.7812/tpp/16-013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen cholecystectomySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseStudy periodSafety of cholecystectomyThirty-day mortalityImprovement Program databaseCommon general surgery proceduresAge 65 yearsGeneral surgery proceduresAge 90 yearsEmergent cholecystectomyLaparoscopic groupOverall mortalityEmergent proceduresMedian lengthElective proceduresOpen procedureProgram databaseRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresCholecystectomyAmerican CollegePatients