Background As populations age, more elderly patients will undergo surgery. Frailty and
complications are considered to increase in-hospital cost in older adults, but little is known …

Background Aging populations have led to increasing numbers of seniors presenting for
emergency surgery. Older patients are at a higher risk of postoperative complications …

Background Older adults undergoing emergency abdominal surgery have significantly
poorer outcomes than younger adults. For those who survive, the level of care required on …

Importance In this aging society, older patients are more commonly undergoing emergency
general surgery (EGS). Although frailty has been associated with worse outcomes in this …

METHODS We prospectively measured pre-admission frailty in all geriatric (age≥ 65 years)
patients undergoing EGS (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, exploratory laparotomy for an …

OBJECTIVES Few studies examine the impact of frailty on long‐term patient‐oriented
outcomes after emergency general surgery (EGS). We measured the prevalence of frailty …

BACKGROUND: Older patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) experience
high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Studies focused primarily on elective …

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a state of vulnerability to diverse stressors. We assessed the
impact of frailty on outcomes after discharge in older surgical patients. METHODS: We …

Older adults undergoing nonelective surgery are at risk for geriatric events (GEs: delirium,
dehydration, falls/fractures, failure to thrive, and pressure ulcers), but the impact of GEs on …

Background Postoperative complications have been identified as an important and
potentially preventable cause of increased hospital costs. While older adults are at …