Routine frailty assessment predicts postoperative complications in elderly patients across surgical disciplines - a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Frailty is a frequent and underdiagnosed functional syndrome involving reduced physiological reserves and an increased vulnerability against stressors, with severe individual and socioeconomic consequences. A routine frailty assessment was implemented at our preoperative anaesthesia clinic to identify patients at risk. OBJECTIVE:This study examines the relationship between frailty status and the incidence of in-hospital postoperative complications in elderly surgical patients across several surgical disciplines. DESIGN:Retrospective observational analysis. SETTING:Single center, major tertiary care university hospital. Data collection took place between June 2016 and March 2017. PATIENTS:Patients 65 years old or older were evaluated for frailty using Fried's 5-point frailty asse

SUBMITTER: Birkelbach O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839249 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature