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May 16, 2011AnaesthesiaOpen Access

Emergency surgery in the elderly patient: a quality improvement approach

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Population

Elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery

Design

Editorial

Authors

CPCarol J. PedenUniversity of Southern California

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Implication

Supports targeted QI for high-mortality elderly emergency surgery; leaves open optimal interventions pending prospective trials.

Structured PICO

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Population
Elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery (e.g., hemiarthroplasty, laparotomy, amputation, bowel or vascular surgery)
I
Intervention
Quality improvement approaches (e.g., PDSA methods, care bundles, checklists, early referral to geriatricians)

Quality improvement approaches, including better postoperative care and multidisciplinary involvement, are essential to improve the poor outcomes of elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery.

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Carol J. Peden (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1ff823d4e6d3589704bcefhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06769.x
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