MedPage Today (3/11, Havinka) reports “Cognitive, psychological, and functional impairments increased the risk of 1-year postoperative mortality among older adults, according to national survey data.” Specifically, “in a cohort of 1,341 patients age 66 and older, individuals were significantly more likely to die within 1 year of major surgery if they had dementia…or depression…after adjusting for multimorbidity and surgery type, reported” study authors. The findings were published online in JAMA Surgery.
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