Frailty as a growing challenge for anesthesiologists - results of a Dutch national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a multidimensional condition characterized by loss of functional reserve, which results in increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes following surgery. Anesthesiologists can reduce adverse outcomes when risk factors are recognized early and dedicated care pathways are operational. As the frail elderly population is growing, we investigated the perspective on the aging population, familiarity with the frailty syndrome and current organization of perioperative care for elderly patients among Dutch anesthesiologists.

Methods

A fifteen-item survey was distributed among anesthesiologists and residents during the annual meeting of the Dutch Society of Anesthesiology. The first section included questions on self-reported competence on identification of frail

SUBMITTER: Bouwhuis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature