U.S. trends in elective and emergent major abdominal surgical procedures from 2002 to 2014 in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The U.S. population is aging and projected to undergo an increasing number of general surgical procedures. However, recent trends in the frequency of major abdominal procedures in older adults are currently unknown as improvements in non-operative interventions may obviate the need for major surgery. Thus, we evaluated the trends of major abdominal surgical procedures in older adults in the United States.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2014 with trend analysis using National Cancer Institute's Joinpoint Trend Analysis Software. We identified the average annual percent change (AAPC) in the yearly frequency of major abdominal surgical procedures in older adults (≥50 years of age).

Results

Our

SUBMITTER: Rubin DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8373714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature