Does frailty assessment predict postoperative complications, length of stay, and discharge disposition in older surgical patients?
Assessing frailty using a standardized definition enhances conventional risk models and helps predict postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients.
Frailty independently predicts postoperative complications, length of stay, and discharge to a skilled or assisted-living facility in older surgical patients and enhances conventional risk models. Assessing frailty using a standardized definition can help patients and physicians make more informed decisions.
Makary et al. (2010) studied this question.
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