Redesigning surgical decision making for high-risk patients

N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 10;370(15):1379-81. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1315538.

Authors

Laurent G Glance¹, Turner M Osler, Mark D Neuman

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY (L.G.G.); the Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical College, Burlington (T.M.O.); and the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (M.D.N.).

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MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Decision Making
General Surgery / organization & administration*
Humans
Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
Patient Participation*
Postoperative Complications
Risk Assessment / methods*
Surgical Procedures, Operative*

Grants and funding

K08 AG043548/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States