Association between preadmission frailty and care level at discharge in older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy.

Ben CarterJ LawJonathan HewittK L ParmarJ M BoyleP CaseyI MaitraL PearceSusan J Mougnull null

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)

Over 37 per cent of older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy required increased care at discharge. Frailty scoring was a significant predictor, and should be integrated into all acute surgical units to aid shared decision-making and discharge planning.

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