Frailty and Long-Term Mortality Following Emergency Laparotomy: A Comparison Between the 11-Item and 5-Item Modified Frailty Indices.
Brittany ParkAlain VandalSameer BhatFraser WelshTim EglintonJonathan KoeaAshish TanejaAndrew G HillAhmed W H BarazanchiAndrew D MacCormickPublished in: The Journal of surgical research (2024)
Frailty, as identified by the 11-item and five-item mFIs, was associated with one-year mortality and other important morbidity outcomes for older EL patients. These forms of frailty assessment provide important information that may aid in risk assessment and patient-centered decision-making.
Keyphrases
- community dwelling
- psychometric properties
- risk assessment
- end stage renal disease
- decision making
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- public health
- healthcare
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- heavy metals
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- climate change
- skeletal muscle