Should frailty screening be part of routine preoperative evaluation for thoracic surgery?
Frailty screening should be routinely integrated into preoperative evaluation for thoracic surgery to guide surgical eligibility and rehabilitation planning.
Frailty should be part of the routine preoperative evaluation for thoracic surgery. Frailty must be considered in assessing eligibility for surgery and in planning prehabilitation and rehabilitation if necessary.
Cappe et al. (Wed,) studied this question.