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
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