Predicting hospital outcomes with the reported edmonton frail scale-Thai version in orthopaedic older patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

To test the ability of the Reported Edmonton Frail Scale-Thai version to predict hospital outcomes compared with standard preoperative assessment measures (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification and the Elixhauser Comorbidity Measure) in older Thai orthopaedic patients.

Background

Frailty is a common geriatric condition. No previous studies have assessed frailty among orthopaedic patients in Thailand. Effective frailty screening could enhance quality of care.

Design

Prospective cohort study in a university hospital.

Methods

Two hundred hospitalised patients, aged 60 years or older and scheduled for orthopaedic surgery, participated in the study. Frailty was evaluated using the Reported Edmonton Frail Scale-Thai

SUBMITTER: Roopsawang I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756727 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature