Frailty in the over 65’s undergoing elective surgery (FIT-65) – a three-day study examining the prevalence of frailty in patients presenting for elective surgery

BACKGROUND: Frailty increases the risk of perioperative complications, length of stay, and the need for assisted-living after discharge. As the UK population ages the number of frail patients presenting for elective surgery in the UK is likely to grow. Despite the potential benefits of early diagnos...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Sarah, Harvie, David A., Wensley, Frances, Matthews, Lewis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9402272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36002866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00272-1

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