Implementation of frailty preoperative assessment to predict outcome in patients undergoing urological surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paola AcetoPierfrancesco BassiLiliana SollazziMarco RacioppiGiusy FortunatoGiuseppe PalermoIrene MaruscoRagonese MauroAndrea CataldoGiuseppe PalermoPublished in: BJU international (2021)
Frailty assessment may help to predict PCs and mortality in patients undergoing major urological surgery. Either a mFi of ≥2 or sFI of ≥3 should be considered potential 'red flags' for preoperative risk assessment and decision-making. There is not enough evidence to confirm the necessity to perform frailty assessment in minor urological surgery.