Prevalence of Preoperative Palliative Care Needs and Association with Healthcare Use and Cost among Older Adults Undergoing Major Elective Surgery
Seriously ill older adults undergoing major elective surgery had a high prevalence of palliative care needs, which were associated with increased healthcare usage and cost. These findings highlight the imperative to identify and intervene in older surgical patients who may benefit from palliative care.
Authors
- Tamryn F. Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-9735)
- Zara Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5336-6087)
- Jolene Si Min Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-5755)
- Masami Tabata‐Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-2628)
- Amanda J. Reich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5922-4154)
- Stuart R. Lipsitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2619-1389)
- Evan Bollens‐Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8402-7635)
- Claire K. Ankuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1371-8524)
- Hiba Dhanani
- Yihan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3634-0631)
- Christine S Ritchie
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- National Cancer Centre Singapore (SG)
- Woman's Hospital (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001491
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88