Impact of frailty on clinical outcomes and resource use following emergency general surgery in the United States.
Joseph HadayaYas SanaihaCatherine JuillardPeyman BenharashPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Frail patients have inferior clinical outcomes and greater resource use following EGS, with the greatest absolute differences following complex operations. Simple frailty assessments may inform expectations, identify patients at risk of poor outcomes, and guide the need for more intensive postoperative care.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- community dwelling
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- pain management
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- chronic pain
- insulin resistance