A new study suggests recovery from surgery may not be the end of the story for some older adults.

Metabolic-bariatric surgery in older adults is effective for long-term weight loss and remission of related medical conditions.

Nearly one in seven older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive ...

Going through surgery can take a significant toll on a patient's physical health and capabilities, especially if they are ...

A six-year study tracking 560 adults over 70 found that nearly one in seven experienced sharp, progressive memory and ...

Older adults who have serious illness before undergoing elective surgery had hospital stays twice as long as similarly aged counterparts; were twice as likely to return to the hospital or the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a retrospective data analysis, researchers found that Utah residents who underwent bariatric surgery between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults who are considering elective surgery reported concerns about the physical and financial ...

Nearly 17% of US adults with congenital heart disease are at a high risk for operative mortality and critical postoperative complications after redo cardiac surgery. This increased risk emphasizes the ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has launched its next-generation Operative Risk Calculator to assess the risk of adult cardiac surgery operations. The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database represents 97 ...