2025
Critical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy
Gill T, Zang E, Leo-Summers L, Gahbauer E, Becher R, Ferrante L, Han L. Critical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e254208. PMID: 40178853, PMCID: PMC11969285, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutCritical IllnessFemaleHospitalizationHumansLife ExpectancyMalePersons with DisabilitiesProspective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeConceptsActive life expectancyDisabled life expectancyCommunity-living older personsActivities of daily livingFunctional well-beingOlder personsLife expectancyDaily livingEssential activities of daily livingEstimates of active life expectancySurgical admissionsCommunity-living personsCritical illnessMultistate life tablesElective surgical admissionsWell-being of older personsProspective cohort studyMain OutcomesCohort studyWell-beingIllnessLife tablesAge incrementElective surgical proceduresHospital
2020
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 273: 834-841. PMID: 33074902, PMCID: PMC8370041, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryED visitsRestricted activityFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsCommunity-living older personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsTraditional risk factorsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsIllness/injuryHazard ratioDepartment visitsFunctional recoveryFunctional outcomeRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationSurgeryInjuryVisits
2018
Functional Trajectories Before and After Major Surgery in Older Adults
Stabenau HF, Becher RD, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Before and After Major Surgery in Older Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 911-917. PMID: 29356710, PMCID: PMC6521949, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overDisability EvaluationFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePrognosisProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionSurgical Procedures, OperativeConceptsMajor surgeryNonelective surgeryFunctional trajectoriesSevere disabilityOlder adultsCourse of disabilityFirst major surgeryPersons 70 yearsProspective cohort studyCohort studyFunctional prognosisModerate disabilityPartial improvementSurgeryPremorbid functionOlder personsStudy periodAnalytic sampleLittle improvementRapid improvementTrajectory groupsMild disabilityMost participantsDisabilityGradual improvement
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