Outcomes of Common Major Surgical Procedures in Older Adults With and Without Dementia

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e2010395. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10395.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the Premier Healthcare Database to compare in-hospital mortality, home discharge, and hospital length of stay among older adults with and without dementia who have undergone major surgical procedures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Databases, Factual
  • Dementia / mortality*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / mortality*