Hyundeok Joo

Jan 11, 2025 | agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hyundeok Joo |Perioperative Care |L. Grisell Diaz-Ramirez |Catherine Chen

Key points ○ Cataract surgery is associated with better cognition and lower rates of dementia in United States older adults, though whether the surgery itself improves cognition is unknown. ○ In this cohort of 4384 older cataract surgical patients and 4384 matched controls, cataract surgery was associated with an additional 8 (−10 to 26) days of cognitive aging in the year after, compared with the year before, surgery (p = 0.37).

Nov 5, 2024 | agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hyundeok Joo |Perioperative Care |Thiago J. Avelino-Silva |Servico de Geriatria

Key points There were differences and similarities in the distribution of delirium risk factors in the U.S. older adult surgical patients across 10 common noncardiac surgeries. Different types of surgeries were clustered into distinct groups representing different phenotypes of delirium risk profiles. Why does this paper matter?

Sep 4, 2024 | associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hyundeok Joo |Perioperative Care |Elizabeth L. Whitlock

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Jul 11, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Hyundeok Joo |Alicia Fernández |Elizabeth C. Wick

Key PointsQuestion  Is English language proficiency in adult surgical patients associated with differences in perioperative care and surgical outcomes? Findings  In this systematic review of 29 studies with 281 266 patients, surgical patients with limited English proficiency experienced reduced access, delays in care, and longer surgical admissions and were more likely to be discharged to a skilled facility than patients with English proficiency.