Why the study?
Is increasing age associated with increased complication rates and hospital length of stay?
Population
Ageing population
Design
Other
Authors
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Highlights age as perioperative risk stratifier; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce complications in older adults.
Is increasing age associated with increased complication rates and hospital length of stay?
Older age is linked to higher complication rates and longer hospitalizations.
McVeigh et al. (2013) studied this question.
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