Utility of the Modified 5-Items Frailty Index to Predict Complications and Mortality After Elective Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Posterior Spine Fusion Surgery: Multicentric Analysis From ACS-NSQIP Database.
Gastón Camino-WillhuberJeffrey H ChoiFernando HolcSarah OyadomariAlfredo J GuiroyHansen BowSohaib HashmiMichael OhNitin BhatiaYu-Po LeePublished in: Global spine journal (2022)
The modified 5-item frailty score is a reliable tool to predict complications, readmission, and mortality in patients planned for elective posterior spinal fusion surgery.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- spinal cord
- risk factors
- patients undergoing
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- emergency department
- surgical site infection
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- community dwelling
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- spinal cord injury