The Barthel Index for Predicting Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Single-center Study.

E I UchinakaTakehiko HanakiMasaki MorimotoYuki MurakamiMatsunaga TomoyukiManabu YamamotoNaruo TokuyasuTeruhisa SakamotoToshimichi HasegawaYoshiyuki Fujiwara

Published in: In vivo (Athens, Greece) (2022)

The Barthel index is a useful predictor of postoperative complications in older individuals undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
community dwelling
middle aged
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
physical activity
surgical site infection
atrial fibrillation