Attributable perioperative cost of frailty after major, elective non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study.

Ryan McGinnYonathan AgungAlexa L GrudzinskiRobert TalaricoJulie HalletDaniel I McIsaac

Published in: Anesthesiology (2023)

For patients with preoperative frailty having elective surgery, we estimate that attributable costs are increased 1.5-fold in the year after major, elective non-cardiac surgery. These data inform resource allocation for patients with frailty.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
acute kidney injury
community dwelling
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
electronic health record
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation