Surgical frailty assessment: a missed opportunity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative frailty predicts adverse postoperative outcomes. Despite the advantages of incorporating frailty assessment into surgical settings, there is limited research on surgical healthcare professionals' use of frailty assessment for perioperative care.

Methods

Healthcare professionals caring for patients enrolled at a Canadian teaching hospital were surveyed to assess their perceptions of frailty, as well as attitudes towards and practices for frail patients. The survey contained open-ended and 5-point Likert scale questions. Responses were compared across professions using independent sample t-tests and correlations between survey items were analyzed.

Results

Nurses and allied health professionals were more likely than surgeons to think frailty shoul

SUBMITTER: Eamer G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5525360 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature