Does the Hopkins Frailty Score predict postoperative complications in surgical patients?
The Hopkins Frailty Score can predict postoperative complications, providing objective data to guide surgical decision-making and patient counseling.
The aggregate score of patients as "intermediately frail or frail" on the Hopkins Frailty Score was predictive of a patient experiencing a postoperative complication. This preoperative assessment tool may prove beneficial when weighing the risks and benefits of surgery, allowing objective data to guide surgical decision-making and patient counseling.
Revenig et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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