Readmission Rates After Major Surgery High for Older Adults
Readmission rates highest for those with frailty and probable dementia
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Elderly Americans face high surgery readmission risk
Yale study finds high hospital readmission risk post-surgery for older Americans, especially frail or with dementia.
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Risk of hospital readmission after surgery is high for older Americans
A new Yale study is the first to describe the short- and longer-term risk of hospital readmission for older persons who have had major surgery.
Source: yale.edu
Frailty, dementia boost older adults' death risk after surgery
Older Americans with frailty or dementia have higher death rates within a year after major surgery, a new study shows.
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Frailty and dementia a big factor in seniors' one-year surgery outcomes: study -
Frailty and dementia appear to have an outsized effect on mortality after surgery, a first-of-its-kind study finds.
Source: mcknights.com
Frailty, dementia raise mortality risk for older Americans after surgery
In the first study of its kind, Yale researchers found striking differences in the mortality rate of older Americans within a year of having major surgery.
Source: yale.edu