Frailty in surgery

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1151-1156

  Joseph, Bellal ^a   Pandit, Viraj ^a   Sadoun, Moutamn ^a   Zangbar, Bardiya ^a   Fain, Mindy J ^a   Friese, Randall S ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY INDEX; FRAILTY SCORE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84897063896     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000103     Document Type: Review

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