Previous Use of Mammography as a Proxy for General Health Checks in Association with Better Outcomes after Major Surgeries.

ABSTRACT: Although previous studies have shown that health checks may improve several risk factors for chronic diseases, the effect of preoperative health checks on postoperative recovery in surgical patients remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between preoperative use of mammography and the risk of perioperative complications. We conducted a matched cohort study of 152,411 patients aged ≥47 years who received mammography screening and later underwent major surgery from 2008 to 2013. Using a propensity score matching procedure adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, medical condition, surgery type, and anesthesia type, 152,411 controls who underwent surgery but were not screened were selected. We collected patients' characteristics and medical conditions from claims data

SUBMITTER: Tai YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888288 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature