High-Risk Comorbidity Combinations in Older Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery.

Vanessa P HoNicholas K SchiltzAndrew P ReimerElizabeth A MadiganSiran M Koroukian

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

For older patients, combinations of comorbidities portend additional risk beyond single comorbidities, and the associated risk burden is driven by the specific constellation of comorbidities present. Future work must continue to examine the effect of co-occurring diseases to provide personalized and realistic prognostication for older patients undergoing EGS. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:503-510, 2019.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
physical activity
emergency department
public health
middle aged
healthcare
risk factors
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