Primary Care Use and 90-Day Mortality Among Older Adults Undergoing Cancer Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Multimorbidity and postoperative clinical decompensation are common among older surgical patients with cancer, highlighting the importance of primary care to optimize survival. Little is known about the association between primary care use and survivorship among older adults (aged ≥65 years) undergoing cancer surgery.

Objective

To examine primary care use among older surgical patients with cancer and its association with mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study, data were abstracted from the electronic health record of a single health care system for older adults undergoing cancer surgery between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2019. There were 3 tiers of stratification: (1) patients who had a primary care practition

SUBMITTER: Kazaure HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature