Key result
Preoperative frailty assessment in surgical patients can indicate the risk of adverse postoperative events and allow for tailored treatment options to minimize complications.
Why the study?
An aging global population increases the number of frail elderly patients undergoing surgery, making preoperative vulnerability assessment necessary to predict adverse event risks and tailor care.
Preoperative frailty assessment and multimodal management are crucial for identifying at-risk elderly patients and improving their surgical outcomes.
May guide preoperative planning for frail elderly patients; leaves open confirmation via prospective trials.
Frailty is an important condition that affects treatment outcomes, especially in patients undergoing surgery. Currently, there is a world trend towards an aging society, increasing the number of frail patients. Physical, intellectual and social vulnerability is the leading cause in connection to falls, burden, disability, or permanent disability, resulting to a decrease in quality of life. In regards to caring for surgical patients, this translates to dealing with more elderly patients, and frailty is one of the key factors affecting further treatment outcomes. Thus, it becomes necessary to assess patients for vulnerability, prior to surgical intervention. Conducting preoperative vulnerability assessments can indicate the level of risk for adverse events after surgery and allow surgeons to tailor treatment options for the patient. In addition, it can aid in preventing or correcting their vulnerability, increasing the possibility of obtaining good surgical results and minimal complications. This is especially true when there is good cooperation between general physicians, senior physicians, anesthesiologists, and surgeons.
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Chaochankit et al. (2023) conducted a review in Frailty in surgical patients. Frailty was evaluated. Preoperative frailty assessment in surgical patients can indicate the risk of adverse postoperative events and allow for tailored treatment options to minimize complications.
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