Development of a List of High-Risk Operations for Patients 65 Years and Older
Author(s) -
Margaret L. Schwarze,
Amber E. Barnato,
Paul J. Rathouz,
Qianqian Zhao,
Heather B. Neuman,
Emily R. Winslow,
Gregory D. Kennedy,
Yue-Yung Hu,
Christopher Dodgion,
Alvin C. Kwok,
Caprice C. Greenberg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1819
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , healthcare cost and utilization project , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , delphi method , cohort , acute care , medline , family medicine , medical emergency , surgery , statistics , mathematics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
No consensus exists regarding the definition of high-risk surgery in older adults. An inclusive and precise definition of high-risk surgery may be useful for surgeons, patients, researchers, and hospitals.
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