Frailty and perioperative outcomes: a narrative review;Fragilité et aboutissements périopératoires: une synthèse narrative

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 143-157

  Beggs, Thomas ^a,b   Sepehri, Aresh ^b,c   Szwajcer, Andrea ^d   Tangri, Navdeep ^d,e   Arora, Rakesh C ^b,d  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e Seven Oaks General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRAILTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEAKNESS; AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84925535147     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-014-0273-z     Document Type: Article

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