1994
ASA Physical Status and Age Predict Morbidity After Three Surgical Procedures
Cullen D, Apolone G, Greenfield S, Guadagnoli E, Cleary P. ASA Physical Status and Age Predict Morbidity After Three Surgical Procedures. Annals Of Surgery 1994, 220: 3-9. PMID: 8024356, PMCID: PMC1234280, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199407000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAnesthesiologyCaliforniaCholecystectomyDiagnosis-Related GroupsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHip ProsthesisHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayMaleMassachusettsMiddle AgedMorbidityOffice VisitsPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisProstatectomySeverity of Illness IndexSocieties, MedicalConceptsLength of stayASA-PS scoreTotal hip replacementComplication rateTransurethral prostatectomySurgical patientsAnesthesiologists physical status scoreLonger LOSPreoperative risk factorsPostoperative complication rateASA physical statusPhysician office visitsHigh complication rateCase-mix differencesAcademic medical centerSelf-administered questionnairePostoperative morbidityCoexistent diseasePhysician visitsSurgical morbidityOffice visitsStatus scoreMedical recordsRisk factorsMedical CenterDifferences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis
Katz J, Wright E, Guadagnoli E, Liang M, Karlson E, Cleary P. Differences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1994, 37: 687-694. PMID: 8185695, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor orthopedic surgeryWorse functional statusFunctional status scoresFunctional statusSpinal stenosisDegenerative arthritisClinical characteristicsStatus scoreOrthopedic surgeryPreoperative functional status scoreDegenerative lumbar spinal stenosisAdvanced degenerative arthritisTime of laminectomyOutcome of surgeryDegenerative spinal stenosisLumbar spinal stenosisBody mass indexGreater functional improvementTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySelf-administered questionnaireHospital complicationsConsecutive patientsComorbid conditionsThe influence of age on clinical and patient-reported outcomes after cholecystectomy
Mort E, Guadacnoli E, Schroeder S, Greenfield S, Mulley A, McNeil B, Cleary P. The influence of age on clinical and patient-reported outcomes after cholecystectomy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 61-65. PMID: 8164078, DOI: 10.1007/bf02600200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsCholecystectomyFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsPostoperative complication rateYounger patientsLength of stayOlder patientsComplication rateAbdominal painCholecystectomy patientsSymptom reliefFunctional statusPatient satisfactionMedical recordsMajor postoperative complication rateOverall major complication rateUniversity-affiliated teaching hospitalPreoperative abdominal painMajor complication ratePatient-reported outcomesPatients' medical recordsQuestionnaire three monthsInfluence of ageHospital complicationsHospital dischargePostoperative complicationsSurgical complicationsLess recurrence
1993
The Importance of Co-existent Disease in the Occurrence of Postoperative Complications and One-Year Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement
Greenfield S, Apolone G, McNeil B, Cleary P. The Importance of Co-existent Disease in the Occurrence of Postoperative Complications and One-Year Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement. Medical Care 1993, 31: 141-154. PMID: 8433577, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199302000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedCohort StudiesComorbidityDemographyFemaleHealth StatusHip ProsthesisHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsCo-existent diseaseTotal hip replacementPostoperative complicationsHip replacementFunctional outcomeMedical recordsTotal hip replacement patientsFunctional outcome 1 yearHealth-related qualityTime of surgeryPost-operative complicationsSeverity of illnessOutcomes 1 yearHip replacement patientsPatients' medical recordsSignificant predictorsEffectiveness of careOne-year recoveryMedical record informationHospital complicationsICED scoreComorbid diseasesComplication rateHospital dischargePatient characteristics