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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...
Autores principales: | Lin, Hui-Shan, Watts, J. N., Peel, N. M., Hubbard, R. E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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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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