Trends in Aging-Related Services During Nephrectomy: Implications for Surgery in an Aging Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterize the extent to which geriatric and related healthcare services are provided to older adults undergoing surgery for kidney cancer, a potential growth area in geriatrics and oncology.

Design

Population-based observational study.

Setting

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer data linked with Medicare claims.

Participants

Adults aged 65 and older with kidney cancer treated surgically from 2000 to 2009 (N = 19,129).

Measurements

Receipt of geriatric consultation, medical comanagement during the surgical hospitalization, inpatient physical or occupational therapy (PT/OT), and postacute PT/OT during the surgical care episode. Multivariable, mixed-effects models were used to identify associated participant and hospital char

SUBMITTER: Tan HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5641234 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature