Older adults' perspectives 3 months after emergency general surgery highlight opportunities to improve care

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jul;69(7):2023-2025. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17152. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

Claire Sokas¹, Irene M Yeh^{2

3}, Rachelle E Bernacki^{2

3}, Erika L Rangel⁴, Haytham Kaafarani⁵, Susan L Mitchell⁶, Angela M Bader^{1

7}, Keren Ladin⁸, Jennifer A Palmer^{9

10}, James A Tulsky^{2

3}, Zara Cooper^{1

4}

¹ Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁶ Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁷ Department of Anesthesia, Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁸ Departments of Occupational Therapy and Community Health, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
⁹ VA Boston Healthcare System, Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
¹⁰ Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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