Preoperative frailty predicts postoperative falls in older patients with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient falls in the hospital lead to adverse outcomes and impaired quality of life. Older adults with cancer who are frail may be at heightened risk of falls in the postoperative period. We sought to evaluate the association between degree of preoperative frailty and risk of inpatient postoperative falls and other outcomes among older adults with cancer.

Materials and methods

We identified 7,661 patients aged 65 years or older who underwent elective cancer surgery from 2014 to 2020, had a hospital stay of ≥1 day, and had Memorial Sloan Kettering-Frailty Index (MSK-FI) data to allow assessment of frailty. Univariable logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between frailty and falls. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was pe

SUBMITTER: Meckstroth S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881942 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature