Open AccessSurgery at the End of Life
Author(s) -
Caryn S. Barnet,
Alexander F. Arriaga,
David L. Hepner,
Darin Correll,
Atul A. Gawande,
Angela M. Bader
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.874
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1528-1175
pISSN - 0003-3022
DOI - 10.1097/aln.0b013e31829c2db0
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , medical record , population , elective surgery , surgery , general surgery , tertiary care , emergency medicine , nursing , environmental health
More than a quarter of medical costs for Medicare beneficiaries are incurred in the last year of life; surgical intensity during this time is significant. This study was performed to determine types of operations patients undergo in their terminal year, and compare characteristics of decedents with those of survivors.
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