Association between preoperative frailty and surgical Apgar score in abdominal cancer surgery: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study.
Sayaka HiraiMitsuru IdaYuki KinugasaMasahiko KawaguchiPublished in: JA clinical reports (2024)
Frail patients have lower SAS, and patients with lower SAS have higher postoperative complication rates and longer hospital stays in patients who underwent cancer surgery.