title: Surgery and old age: an age old question.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. jmatthews@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016208:Databases, Factual; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States