Frailty as a Predictor of Death or New Disability After Surgery

I. McIsaac, Daniel; Taljaard, Monica; L. Bryson, Gregory; E. Beaulé, Paul; Gagné, Sylvain; M. Hamilton, Gavin; Hladkowicz, Emily; Huang, Allen; Joanisse, John; T. Lavallée, Luke; B. Macdonald, D.; Moloo, Husein; Thavorn, Kednapa; van Walraven, Carl; Yang, Homer; J. Forster, Alan

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000002967

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Frailty as a Predictor of Death or New Disability After Surgery

Published in Annals of Surgery • Jul 25, 2018

Authors:

Daniel I. McIsaac

Monica Taljaard

Gregory L. Bryson

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of the modified Fried Index (mFI) and the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) to predict death or patient-reported new disability 90 days after major elective surgery. BACKGROUND: The association of frailty with patient-reported outcomes, and comparisons between preoperat...

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Medicine

Confidence interval

Frailty Index

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