Impact of Procedure Risk vs Frailty on Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery: Results of a National Analysis.
Bishoy ZakharyBruno C CoimbraJunsik KwonTimothy Allison-AipaMatthew FirekRaul Coimbra
Published in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2024)
Assessing frailty in the population of elderly patients who undergo EGS without adjusting for the type of procedure or procedure risk ultimately presents an incomplete representation of how frailty impacts patient-related outcomes.