Effect of Preoperative Geriatric Evaluation on Outcomes After Elective Surgery: A Population-Based Study.
Daniel I McIsaacAllen R HuangCoralie A WongDuminda N WijeysunderaGregory L BrysonCarl van WalravenPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
In individuals aged 65 and older undergoing major, elective, noncardiac surgery, preoperative geriatric evaluation was associated with longer 90-day survival, but it is used infrequently. Given these results, and those of previous small studies, the influence of a geriatric evaluation on postoperative outcomes should be determined in a multicenter randomized trial.