Does routine preoperative frailty assessment using an RAI-based FSI reduce 1-year postoperative mortality in frail surgical patients?
Implementation of a routine preoperative frailty screening initiative is associated with increased presurgical evaluation referrals and improved 1-year survival in frail patients.
This quality improvement study found that implementation of an RAI-based FSI was associated with increased referrals of frail patients for enhanced presurgical evaluation. These referrals translated to a survival advantage among frail patients of similar magnitude to those observed in a Veterans Affairs health care setting, providing further evidence for both the effectiveness and generalizability of FSIs incorporating the RAI.
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