Why the study?
Spine surgery carries risks of complications and mortality, and frailty increases these risks; this review aimed to collect the most frequently used frailty indexes to predict surgical outcomes, considering gender differences.
Do frailty indexes predict surgical outcomes in patients affected by spine diseases?
Population
Patients affected by spine diseases across 29 retrospective clinical studies
Design
Systematic review of 29 retrospective clinical studies
Authors
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Supports preoperative frailty assessment in spine surgery; confirms consistent predictive value across indexes for complications and mortality.
Do frailty indexes predict surgical outcomes in patients affected by spine diseases?
Frailty indexes correlate well with postoperative complications, mortality, and length of stay in patients undergoing spine surgery, highlighting their utility in preoperative risk assessment.
Veronesi et al. (2021) studied this question.
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