Postoperative Transitional Care Needs in the Elderly
| Autor: | Shubhada Sansgiry, Sonia T. Orcutt, Daniel A. Anaya, Linda T. Li, Courtney J. Balentine, David H. Berger, Aanand D. Naik, Gala M. Barden, Avo Artinyan, Daniel Albo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Context (language use) Cohort Studies Internal medicine Outcome Assessment Health Care Odds Ratio medicine Humans Transitional care Survival analysis Aged Neoplasm Staging Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Postoperative Care Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio Continuity of Patient Care Survival Analysis Confidence interval Surgery Logistic Models Multivariate Analysis Regression Analysis Female Colorectal Neoplasms business Follow-Up Studies Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Surgery. 261:695-701 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4932 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/sla.0000000000000673 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To characterize transitional care needs (TCNs) after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery and examine their association with age and impact on overall survival (OS). BACKGROUND TCNs after cancer surgery represent additional burden for patients and are associated with higher short-term mortality. They are not well-characterized in CRC patients, particularly in the context of a growing elderly population, and their effect on long-term survival is unknown. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of CRC patients (N = 486) having curative surgery at a tertiary referral center (2002-2011) was conducted. Outcomes included TCNs (home health or nonhome destination at discharge) and OS. Patients were compared on the basis of age: young ( |
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