Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older orthopedic patients and analysis of risk factors for postoperative complications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been proposed as a supplementary tool to reduce perioperative complications of geriatric patients, however there is no universally accepted standardization of CGA for orthopedic surgery. In this study, a novel CGA strategy was applied to evaluate the conditions of older patients undergoing orthopedic surgery from a broad view and to identify potential risk factors for postoperative complications.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted from March 2019 to December 2020.The study enrolled patients (age > 75 years) for elective or confined orthopedic surgery. All patients were treated by a multidisciplinary team. A structured CGA was conducted to identify high-risk older patients and to facilitate coordinated

SUBMITTER: Kong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354431 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature