Health Care Resources Used by Older Adults with Serious Illness Before Surgery
Older adults who have serious illness before undergoing elective surgery use significantly more health care resources after surgery.
According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, these patients have hospital stays twice as long as their similarly aged counterparts, are twice as likely to return to the hospital or the emergency department, and incur almost double the yearly costs of health care.
"We were looking at the palliative care needs of this group of patients to see whether we could identify points to intervene," said lead study author Jolene Wong Si Min, MD.
The study, led by Dr. Jolene Wong Si Min of the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, highlights the high palliative care needs of older adults with serious illness undergoing major elective surgery.
- Hospital stays are twice as long
- Twice as likely to return to the hospital or emergency department
- Almost double the yearly costs of health care
Author's summary: Older adults with serious illness before surgery use more health care resources.
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