Does the mFI-5 predict mortality and postoperative complications as effectively as the mFI-11 in patients in the NSQIP database?
The simplified 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) is as effective as the 11-factor version in predicting postoperative mortality and complications across surgical sub-specialties.
The mFI-5 and the mFI-11 are equally effective predictors in all sub-specialties and the mFI-5 is a strong predictor of mortality and postoperative complications. It has credibility for future use to study frailty within the NSQIP database. It also has potential in other databases and for clinical use.
Subramaniam et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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