ReviewFrontiers in public health2016
The Gap Between Clinical Research and Standard of Care: A Review of Frailty Assessment Scales in Perioperative Surgical Settings.
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- Impact of preoperative handgrip strength and frailty on early postoperative loss of independence in patients with colorectal cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Frailty screening in older patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery: Comparative study of seven screening instruments.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Association between vitamin D3 levels and frailty in the elderly: A large sample cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Preoperative Frailty Assessment, Operative Severity Score, and Early Postoperative Loss of Independence in Surgical Patients Age 65 Years or Older.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2021Article
- Frailty: Past, present, and future?Sports medicine and health science · 2021Review
- Management of Frailty at Individual Level - Clinical Management: Systematic Literature Review.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2018Review
- The present and future enhanced recovery after surgery for bladder cancer.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
The elderly population in the United States is increasing exponentially in tandem with risk for frailty. Frailty is described by a clinically significant state where a patient is at risk for developing complications requiring increased assistance in daily activities. Frailty syndrome studied in geriatric patients is responsible for an increased risk for falls, and increased mortality. In efforts to prepare for and to intervene in perioperative complications and general frailty, a universal scale to measure frailty is necessary. Many methods for determining frailty have been developed, yet there remains a need to define clinical frailty and, therefore, the most effective way to measure it. This article reviews six popular scales for measuring frailty and evaluates their clinical effectiveness demonstrated in previous studies. By identifying the most time-efficient, criteria comprehensive, and clinically effective scale, a universal scale can be implemented into standard of care and reduce complications from frailty in both non-surgical and surgical settings, especially applied to the perioperative surgical home model. We suggest further evaluation of the Edmonton Frailty Scale for inclusion in patient care.
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