Frailty and comorbidity strongly predict the development of multiple complications in general surgery patients, identifying potential targets for intervention.
Supports preoperative frailty screening for risk stratification; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce multiple complications.
Almost half (40%) of patients with complications suffer multiple complications. Patient factors such as frailty and comorbidity strongly predict the development of multiple complications. The results of our Bayesian analysis identify targets for interventions aimed at disrupting the cascade of multiple complications in high-risk patients.
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