Does frailty predict postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
Frailty is a significant predictor of increased postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
Regardless of the definition and combination of domains, frailty was significantly associated with an increased risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality after major abdominal surgery.
Sandini et al. (Thu,) studied this question.