Frailty has been shown to have a strong association with adverse outcomes in several surgical specialties. Only recently, however, its relevance in plastic surgery has been examined, yielding inconsistent results. Our goal was to apply the five-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) across multiple subcategories of plastic surgery procedures to identify potential areas where it might prove useful.
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