An understanding of patients' care goals in the context of a serious illness is an essential
element of high-quality care, allowing clinicians to align the care provided with what is most …

Importance Age has historically been used to predict negative post-surgical outcomes. The
concept of frailty was introduced to explain the discrepancies that exist between patients' …

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Surgery is essential for global cancer care in all resource settings. Of the 15· 2 million new
cases of cancer in 2015, over 80% of cases will need surgery, some several times. By 2030 …

Importance As the US population ages, the number of operations performed on elderly
patients will likely increase. Frailty predicts postoperative mortality and morbidity more than …

Hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is not only a pathophysiological process involving
the liver, but also a complex systemic process affecting multiple tissues and organs. Hepatic …

Objective: The relationship between patient satisfaction and surgical quality is unclear for
US hospitals. Using national data, we examined if hospitals with high patient satisfaction …

Importance Although many older adults prefer to avoid burdensome interventions with
limited ability to preserve their functional status, aggressive treatments, including surgery …

Methods: The RAI was recalibrated among development and confirmation samples within
the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP; 2010–2014; N …

Importance Patient frailty is a known risk factor for adverse outcomes following surgery, but
data are limited regarding whether systemwide interventions related to frailty are associated …