Integrated postoperative care model for older colorectal surgery patients improves outcomes and reduces healthcare costs.
Sevdenur CizginerEian G ProhlJoao Filipe G MonteiroFerhat YildizRichard N JonesSteven SchechterRobert PattersonAdam KlipfelMark Richard KatlicLori A DaielloNadia MujahidIva NeupaneWilliam G CioffiMaria DucharmeMatthew D VreesLynn McNicollPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
A co-management care approach after colorectal surgery in older patients improves outcomes and decreases costs, with the most benefit going to the oldest patients and those with higher comorbidity scores.