Why the study?
What is the long-term survival rate in elderly surgical patients compared to the general population?
Population
7,922 elderly surgical patients
Comparison
Geriatric surgery vs Population at large
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 to 17 years
Authors
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May support surgical decisions in selected elderly patients; leaves open generalizability beyond fit cohorts.
What is the long-term survival rate in elderly surgical patients compared to the general population?
Elderly patients selected for surgery have reasonably good long-term survival compared to the general population, likely due to selection bias.
ANDERSEN et al. (1972) studied this question.
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