Frail patients and surgery
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It is estimated that 15% of patients above 65 years of age are frail. Frail patients have significantly higher risk of post-operative complications when undergoing both elective and emergency surgery than patients who are not frail. Therefore, it is recommended that all patients above 65 years are frailty scored prior to a surgical procedure. It seems advisable to include the following items in a multimodal frailty score: evaluation of the patient's cognitive ability, functional status, nutritional status and pulmonary and cardiac function.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Volume | 178 |
Issue number | 47 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 2016 |
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