Preoperative Concerns of Older US Adults and Decisions About Elective Surgery

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2353857. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.53857.

Nicholas L Berlin¹, Matthias Kirch², Dianne C Singer³, Erica Solway⁴, Preeti N Malani^{2

4}, Jeffrey T Kullgren^{2

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¹ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁵ Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁶ School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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This cross-sectional study examines the preoperative concerns among US adults aged 50 to 80 years who considered elective surgery.