The Utility of Grip Strength as a Simplified Measure of Frailty in the Older Adult in the Preoperative Clinic

Objective  The aim of this study was to compare the measure of grip strength against other validated methods of measuring frailty. Materials and methods This was a single-center, cross-sectional study that took place at the Westchester Medical Center Pre-Procedural Testing Clinic. The patient popula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Spiegowski, Dominique, Metzger, Lia, Jain, Ankita, Inchiosa, Mario A, Weber, Garret, Abramowicz, Apolonia E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Anesthesiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9529157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36211090
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28747

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9529157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36211090
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28747

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