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Effect of Preoperative Geriatric Evaluation on Outcomes After Elective Surgery: A Population‐Based Study

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Randomized and nonrandomized single‐center studies suggest that preoperative geriatric evaluation improves postoperative outcomes in older adults. The generalizability and population‐level effect of preoperative geriatric evaluation has not been determined. Our… Click to show full abstract

Randomized and nonrandomized single‐center studies suggest that preoperative geriatric evaluation improves postoperative outcomes in older adults. The generalizability and population‐level effect of preoperative geriatric evaluation has not been determined. Our objective was to measure the adjusted association between preoperative geriatric evaluation and postoperative outcomes.

Keywords: preoperative geriatric; population; effect preoperative; geriatric evaluation

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2017

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