High-Risk Surgeries

These 3 factors increase seniors’ risk for poor surgery outcomes
These 3 factors increase seniors’ risk for poor surgery outcomes
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2020

Certain physical and mental health problems significantly increase mortality risk in the year following a major operation, say researchers.

No surgical procedure is ‘low risk’ for frail patients, say researchers
No surgical procedure is ‘low risk’ for frail patients, say researchers
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019

Frail patients have an “alarmingly high” mortality risk in both high and lower-stress surgeries, according to an analysis of veterans hospital data.

Palliative care or surgery? New guidelines offer helpful benchmarks
Palliative care or surgery? New guidelines offer helpful benchmarks
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2019

A new surgical quality program may shift the need for step-down post-surgical care to palliative care for some residents over the age of 75.

More Medicare recipients are surviving high-risk surgeries
More Medicare recipients are surviving high-risk surgeries
Jun 17, 2011

The risk of death after high-risk surgeries is dropping among Medicare patients, a new study found.