The risk analysis index demonstrates exceptional discrimination in predicting frailty's impact on neurosurgical length of stay quality metrics.
Thomas A GagliardiJoseph T ContiJordyn T CourvilleOluwafemi P OwodunniEvan N CourvilleSyed F KazimMeic H SchmidtChristian A BowersPublished in: World journal of surgery (2023)
Increasing frailty was associated with three key quality metrics that is, eLOS, pLOS, LOS > 30 after neurosurgical procedures. The RAI demonstrated a higher discriminating threshold compared to both mFI-5 and increasing patient age. Preoperative frailty screening may improve quality metrics through risk mitigation strategies and better preoperative communication with patients and their families.