title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hathaway
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014600:Utilization Review