Interventions to improve the outcomes of frail people having surgery: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is an important prognostic factor for adverse outcomes and increased resource use in the growing population of older surgical patients. We identified and appraised studies that tested interventions in populations of frail surgical patients to improve perioperative outcomes.

Methods

We systematically searched Cochrane, CINAHL, EMBASE and Medline to identify studies that tested interventions in populations of frail patients having surgery. All phases of study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were done in duplicate. Results were synthesized qualitatively per a prespecified protocol (CRD42016039909).

Results

We identified 2 593 titles; 11 were included for final analysis, representing 1 668 participants in orthopedic, general, car

SUBMITTER: McIsaac DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5747432 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature