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The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States | Synapse

July 14, 2021Open Access

The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States

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Population

Community-living older persons in the United States, including high-risk vulnerable subgroups

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Outcome

Incidence and cumulative risk of major surgery

Major surgery is a common event among community-living older adults in the US.

Abstract

Major surgery is a common event in the lives of community-living older persons, including high-risk vulnerable subgroups.

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Becher et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7e1ef05ee2ba81dbee6ed https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000005077

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