Frailty Index: A Useful Stratification for Elderly Surgical Patients

Ir Med J. 2020 Jun 11;113(6):106.

Authors

P Rohan¹, M K O'Reilly², G J Nason³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Wexford General Hospital, Wexford, Ireland.
² Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Division of Urologic Oncology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 32816440

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Decision Making
Female
Frail Elderly*
Frailty*
Geriatric Assessment / methods*
Humans
Informed Consent
Male
Postoperative Cognitive Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Cognitive Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Recovery of Function
Risk
Surgical Procedures, Operative* / adverse effects
Surgical Procedures, Operative* / mortality