Does frailty predict post-operative mortality, complications, and prolonged length of stay in older surgical patients?
older-old and oldest-old surgical patients
Frailty assessment
post-operative mortality, complications, and prolonged length of stayhard clinical
Frailty is a strong predictor of adverse post-operative outcomes in older surgical patients, highlighting its potential value in peri-operative risk assessment.
There was strong evidence that frailty in older-old and oldest-old surgical patients predicts post-operative mortality, complications, and prolonged length of stay. Frailty assessment may be a valuable tool in peri-operative assessment. It is possible that different frailty tools are best suited for different acuity and type of surgical patients. The association between frailty and return to pre-morbid function, discharge destination, and quality of life after surgery warrants further research.
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Hui‐Shan Lin
Queensland Police Service
Jacqueline N. Watts
University of Wollongong
Nancye M. Peel
The University of Queensland
BMC Geriatrics
The University of Queensland
Princess Alexandra Hospital
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Lin et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69d736c5447a5ff6a2b8a50a — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0329-8