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Surgical outcomes and healthcare expenditures among patients with dementia undergoing major surgery.

Mujtaba KhalilSelamawit WoldesenbetMuhammad Musaab MunirErryk KatayamaMuhammad Muntazir Mehdi KhanAbdullah AltafZayed RashidYutaka EndoMary DillhoffSusan TsaiTimothy M Pawlik
Published in: World journal of surgery (2024)
Preoperative diagnosis of ADRD was an independent risk factor for poor postoperative outcomes, discharge to non-home settings, as well as higher healthcare expenditures. These data should serve to inform discussions and decision-making about surgery among the growing number of older patients with cognitive deficits.
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