Frailty and functional decline after emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Frailty has been associated with an increased risk of adverse postoperative outcomes in elderly patients. We examined the impact of preoperative frailty on loss of functional independence following emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly. METHODS: This prospective cohort study was per...

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Autores principales: Tan, Hwee Leong, Chia, Shermain Theng Xin, Nadkarni, Nivedita Vikas, Ang, Shin Yuh, Seow, Dennis Chuen Chai, Wong, Ting Hway
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31892937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0280-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31892937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0280-z

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