Cohort Study | Population-based estimates of 1-year mortality after major surgery among community-living older adults.

Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

One in Seven Older Adults Die Within a Year After Surgery – Medscape (free registration required)

Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk? – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

In a nationally representative sample of community-living Americans aged ≥65 years, nearly 1 out of every 7 persons died in the year after major surgery, including more than 1 of 4 who were frail and nearly 1 of 3 who had probable #dementia. https://t.co/nf8W4oLOLd @NHATS_NSOC

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 19, 2022