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Does the Comprehensive Assessment of Frailty (CAF) score predict one-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery?
Does the Comprehensive Assessment of Frailty (CAF) score predict one-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery?
The Comprehensive Assessment of Frailty (CAF) score and its simplified form effectively predict one-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
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CAF scores were associated with higher one-year mortality after elective cardiac surgery; supports prospective validation before routine use.
Sundermann et al. (2011) studied this question.
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