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.
Highlights
Dementia is associated with poor outcomes after surgical procedures.1-4 the types of major surgical procedures commonly performed in older adults with dementia and the surgical outcomes have not been characterized in a national sample
We identified adults 65 years or older who underwent major surgical procedures, as defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, between January 1, 2016, and March 31, 2018
6.4% were performed in patients with dementia (Table 1)
Summary
Dementia is associated with poor outcomes after surgical procedures. the types of major surgical procedures commonly performed in older adults with dementia and the surgical outcomes have not been characterized in a national sample. Dementia is associated with poor outcomes after surgical procedures.. The types of major surgical procedures commonly performed in older adults with dementia and the surgical outcomes have not been characterized in a national sample. This cross-sectional study was conducted to identify commonly performed major surgical procedures in patients with dementia and compare in-hospital mortality, home discharge, and length of stay (LOS) among patients with and without dementia. Author affiliations and article information are listed at the end of this article
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