Reframing Surgical Risk Using Geriatric Assessment Measures

Shelley R McDonald^{1

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4}, Atilio Barbeito^{4

5}, Sandhya A Lagoo-Deenadayalan^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
² Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
³ Center for the Study of Aging, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
⁴ Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

Comment

Shelley R McDonald et al. JAMA Surg. 2020.

. 2020 May 1;155(5):418-419.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0092.

Shelley R McDonald^{1

2

3

4}, Atilio Barbeito^{4

5}, Sandhya A Lagoo-Deenadayalan^{2

3

4

6}

¹ Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
² Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
³ Center for the Study of Aging, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
⁴ Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

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Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery.
Tang VL, Jing B, Boscardin J, Ngo S, Silvestrini M, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE. Tang VL, et al. JAMA Surg. 2020 May 1;155(5):412-418. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0091. JAMA Surg. 2020. PMID: 32159753 Free PMC article.