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Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults
Gill TM, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD.. JAMA surgery, 2022-12-14
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Results From 2011 to 2017, of the 1193 major surgeries (from 992 community-living participants), the mean (SD) age was 79.2 (7.1) years; 665 were women (55.7%), and 30 were Hispanic (2.5%), 198 non-Hispanic Black (16.6%), and 915 non-Hispanic White (76.7%).
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Gill, T. M., Vander Wyk, B., Leo-Summers, L., Murphy, T. E., & Becher, R. D. (2022). Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA surgery. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155
Vancouver
Gill TM, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA surgery. 2022. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155. PMID: 36260323.
BibTeX
@article{gill2022-36260323,
author = {Gill, T. M. and Vander Wyk, B. and Leo-Summers, L. and Murphy, T. E. and Becher, R. D.},
title = {{Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults}},
journal = {JAMA surgery},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155},
pmid = {36260323},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155}
}
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Key findings
- Results From 2011 to 2017, of the 1193 major surgeries (from 992 community-living participants), the mean (SD) age was 79.2 (7.1) years; 665 were women (55.7%), and 30 were Hispanic (2.5%), 198 non-Hispanic Black (16.6%), and 915 non-Hispanic White (76.7%).
Why it matters
This study reported one-year mortality after major surgery among community-living older US adults. It does not address Alzheimer's disease treatment, cure or prevention.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Participants5,590
- Effect size55.7%; 2.5%; 16.6%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 61/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (JAMA surgery) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | JAMA Surgery: journal h-index 185 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2022 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 3 / 4 | 5,590 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 86 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 14.3 citations a year over 6 year(s) since 2022 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 8.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 2 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 63 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Robert D. Becher: h-index 24 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Yale University: institution h-index 1,927 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 36260323) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 61 / 100 | — |
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