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Frailty assessment tools and associated postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing elective surgery: A prospective pilot study

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There is a need for a feasible tool to assess the risk of frailty prior to surgery. We aimed to identify the ratio of abnormal results for three clinically applicable… Click to show full abstract

There is a need for a feasible tool to assess the risk of frailty prior to surgery. We aimed to identify the ratio of abnormal results for three clinically applicable screening tools to assess the risk of frailty, and their association with adverse outcomes in a cohort of elderly surgical patients.

Keywords: surgery; associated postoperative; assessment tools; frailty assessment; tools associated; frailty

Journal Title: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2022

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