Frail patients are at increased risk for mortality and prolonged institutional care after cardiac surgery

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 973-978

  Lee, Dana H ^a   Buth, Karen J ^a   Martin, Billie Jean ^a   Yip, Alexandra M ^a   Hirsch, Gregory M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Outcomes research; Rail elderly

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649247615     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.841437     Document Type: Article

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