Protocol for a prospective observational study to develop a frailty index for use in perioperative and critical care.

Jai Nl DarvallSabine BraatDavid A StoryKate GreentreeTony BoseJoel LothWen K Lim

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

This study has been approved by the Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee(20 January 2017, HREC/16/MH/321). Dissemination will be via international and national anaesthetic and critical care conferences, and publication in the peer-reviewed literature.

Keyphrases

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