Development and Initial Validation of the Risk Analysis Index for Measuring Frailty in Surgical Populations

E. Hall, Daniel; Arya, Shipra; K. Schmid, Kendra; Blaser, Casey; A. Carlson, Mark; L. Bailey, Travis; Purviance, Georgia; Bockman, Tammy; G. Lynch, Thomas; M. Johanning, Jason

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4202

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Development and Initial Validation of the Risk Analysis Index for Measuring Frailty in Surgical Populations

Published in JAMA Surgery • Nov 28, 2016

Authors:

Daniel E. Hall

Shipra Arya

Kendra K. Schmid

Abstract

Importance: Growing consensus suggests that frailty-associated risks should inform shared surgical decision making. However, it is not clear how best to screen for frailty in preoperative surgical populations. Objective: To develop and validate the Risk Analysis Index (RAI), a 14-item instrument use...

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Medicine

Veterans Affairs

Statistic

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