August 31, 2016BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Frailty and post-operative outcomes in older surgical patients: a systematic review

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Why the study?

Does frailty predict post-operative mortality, complications, and prolonged length of stay in older surgical patients?

Population

older-old and oldest-old surgical patients

Design

Systematic_review

Authors

HLHui‐Shan LinQueensland Police Service JWJacqueline N. WattsUniversity of Wollongong NPNancye M. PeelThe University of Queensland

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Implication

Supports incorporating frailty assessment into peri-operative risk stratification for older surgical patients; confirms its prognostic value across multiple adverse outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does frailty predict post-operative mortality, complications, and prolonged length of stay in older surgical patients?

Population

older-old and oldest-old surgical patients

Intervention

Frailty assessment

Outcome

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.

Cite This Study

Lin et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d736c5447a5ff6a2b8a50a https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0329-8

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Implication

Supports incorporating frailty assessment into peri-operative risk stratification for older surgical patients; confirms its prognostic value across multiple adverse outcomes.