%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of postdischarge costs following emergent general surgery in elderly patients
%A Fiona Clement
%A Gilgamesh J. Eamer
%A Jenelle L. Pederson
%A Rachel G. Khadaroo
%A Thomas A. Churchill
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Surgery".
%D 2018
%R 10.1503/cjs.002617
%X As populations age, more elderly patients will undergo surgery. Frailty and complications are considered to increase in-hospital cost in older adults, but little is known on costs following discharge, particularly those borne by the patient. We examined risk factors for increased cost and the type of costs accrued following discharge in elderly surgical patients
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785285/