Is Frailty a Good Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Elective Abdominal Surgery?-A Single-Center, Prospective, Observational Study.

Szymon CzajkaMaria TaborekŁukasz Jerzy Krzych

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2023)

The analysed frailty rating scales proved to be poor predictors of postoperative complications in the studied population. Scales assessing perioperative risk performed better. Further studies are needed to obtain optimal predictive tools in senior patients undergoing surgery.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
minimally invasive
community dwelling
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
cardiac surgery
atrial fibrillation
acute coronary syndrome
solid state