Do frailty indices predict adverse outcomes in orthopedic surgery patients?
Frailty indices are predictive of adverse outcomes in orthopedic surgery, highlighting the need for standardized risk stratification.
The orthopedic surgery frailty literature is extremely heterogeneous, with disparate frailty scales implemented to measure varying outcomes across many orthopedic pathologies. Despite no consensus on exact scales or definitions, various frailty indices have predicted adverse outcomes.
Gupta et al. (Thu,) studied this question.