Association between preoperative frailty and surgical Apgar score in abdominal cancer surgery: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The surgical Apgar score is useful for predicting postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, its applicability in frail patients with minimal hemodynamic variation remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the association between frailty and surgical Apgar score.

Methods

This secondary analysis included 210 patients ≥ 65 years of age undergoing elective major abdominal surgery for cancer. Frailty was assessed using the Fried Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire and defined as a total score of ≥ 3. The surgical Apgar score (range, 0-10; including mean blood pressure, heart rate, and blood loss volume) was compared between patients with or without frailty using the Mann-Whitney U test. Postoperative severe complications and length of postoperative stay were

SUBMITTER: Hirai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature