Perhaps nursing home patients are more frail and vulnerable than we already thought? A recent study published in the Annals of Surgery essentially concluded that nursing home patients are significantly more vulnerable to complications following a surgery than their peers living in the community. The study looked at sample groups of both nursing home patients… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Patients Have More Post-Surgical Complications Than Their Peers
Posted in Hip Fracture, National Nursing Home IssuesIn the ever mounting pile of problems facing nursing home patients, we can now add another– nursing home patients are more likely to die following gastrointestinal (GI) operations than their peers living independently. A study compared the mortality rates for nursing home patients who underwent six types of GI operations including: bleeding GDU’s, benign colon… Continue Reading