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The ageing of our society has led to increasing numbers of older people requiring elective surgical procedures. Preoperative frailty is a strong predictor of adverse post‐operative outcomes. This review aims… Click to show full abstract
The ageing of our society has led to increasing numbers of older people requiring elective surgical procedures. Preoperative frailty is a strong predictor of adverse post‐operative outcomes. This review aims to summarize the evidence for interventions aimed at improving outcomes in frail older people who may undergo elective surgery.
Keywords:
surgery;
person undergoing;
elective surgery;
older person;
frailty older
Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2020
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