As the U.S. population ages, surgical programs must evolve to meet the complex needs of older adults. During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting, leaders from Oakland, ...
The American College of Surgeons and the American Geriatrics Society have collaborated to develop new practice guidelines to improve the care quality of older adults immediately before, during and ...
A national pilot program designed to improve outcomes for elderly surgical patients is scalable and can be implemented in a wide range of hospital types - from community hospitals to urban academic ...
CHICAGO: A national pilot program designed to improve outcomes for elderly surgical patients is scalable and can be implemented in a wide range of hospital types—from community hospitals to urban ...
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Dehydration and other age-related conditions following major surgery linked to worse outcomes for older adults
Older adults who develop a new geriatric syndrome—such as dehydration, delirium, or malnutrition—after major surgery face a dramatically higher risk of poor outcomes, including more complications, ...
Implementing the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) program can reduce rates of death after surgery and increase the percentage of patients with documentation ...
Frailty and dementia appear to have an outsized effect on one-year mortality after major surgery, a first-of-its-kind study reveals. The results highlight the importance of geriatric conditions as a ...
Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.
One in seven older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, with significantly greater mortality among individuals who are over age 80, frail, or have probable dementia, according to a ...
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