Risk Stratification of Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using the Modified Frailty Index.
Barry Ting Sheen KwehHui Qing LeeTerence TanKim Siong TewRonald LeongMark FitzgeraldJoseph MatthewAnthony KambourakisSusan LiewMartin HunnJin Wee TeePublished in: Global spine journal (2021)
The mFI is significantly associated in a gradated fashion with increased morbidity and mortality. Patients with an mFI ≥ 0.27 are at greater risk of major complications, all-complications, 6-monthy mortality, and surgical site infection.