Frailty and post-operative outcomes in older surgical patients: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: As the population ages, increasing numbers of older adults are undergoing surgery. Frailty is prevalent in older adults and may be a better predictor of post-operative morbidity and mortality than chronological age. The aim of this review was to examine the impact of frailty on adverse o...

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Autores principales: Lin, Hui-Shan, Watts, J. N., Peel, N. M., Hubbard, R. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27580947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0329-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27580947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0329-8

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