Frailty assessment tools for use by surgeons when evaluating older adults prior to surgery: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite growing evidence, uncertainty persists about which frailty assessment tools are best suited for routine perioperative care. We aim to understand which frailty assessment tools perform well and are feasible to implement.

Methods and analysis

Using a registered protocol following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA), we will conduct a scoping review informed by the Joanna Briggs Institute Guide for Scoping Reviews and reported using PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews recommendations. We will develop a comprehensive search strategy with information specialists using the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies checklist, and implement this across relevant databases from 2005 to 13 October 2021 and update

SUBMITTER: Chesney TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature