ReviewAnesthesia and analgesia2020
Preoperative Evaluation of the Frail Patient.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between frailty and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing craniotomy-systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of frailty on the outcomes of patients undergoing degenerative spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Frailty as a predictor of neurosurgical outcomes in brain tumor patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Factors predicting postoperative morbidity after cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of gynecologic oncology · 2022Pooled it
- How frail is too frail? Impact of frailty on complex abdominal wall reconstruction.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Otologic Surgery Risk Prediction: Risk Analysis Index-Administrative Versus Modified Frailty Index-5.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
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- A Tale of Two Hospitals: Receiving Surgical Care at a Hospital with a Geriatric Surgical Pathway Improves Postoperative Outcomes.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2026Article
- Prevalence and outcomes of frailty in emergency laparotomy: a single-centre cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Risk Analysis Index Outperforms the Modified Frailty Index in Predicting Outcomes in Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Use of AI agents to assess preoperative frailty in cancer patients.npj digital surgery · 2026Article
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- Optimizing Ventilation Strategies to Reduce Pulmonary Complications in Frail Patients: A Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Observational
- Frailty as an Independent predictor of perioperative risk and recovery in long-segment thoracolumbar fusion surgery: A retrospective cohort study.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- International Comparison of Geriatric-Associated Variables in Major Gastroenterological Surgery Between National Clinical Database and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2025Article
- Association Between Preoperative Frailty Using Frailty Index-Laboratory Test and Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Brain Tumor Surgery.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
- Genetic and phenotypic associations of frailty with cardiovascular indicators and behavioral characteristics.Journal of advanced research · 2025Article
- Planning intensive care unit admission after elective major abdominal surgery: good clinical practice document by SIAARTI-SIC-ANIARTI.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- Agreement Between Provider-Completed and Patient-Completed Preoperative Frailty Screening Using the Clinical Risk Analysis Index: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2025Article
- Surgical complication index for pediatric patients (SCIPP): A novel pediatric frailty index predicting postoperative complications in a study of 133 pediatric neurosurgical patients.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
Perioperative management of older adults is a complex field that is heavily influenced by the clinical heterogeneity of older adults. Frailty-a geriatric syndrome in which a patient is more vulnerable to stressors due to decreases in physical function and reserve-has been indicative of adverse postoperative outcomes. Many tools have been developed to measure frailty that incorporate a variety of factors including physical and cognitive function, comorbidities, self-reported measures of health, and clinical judgment. Most of these frailty assessment tools are able to identify a subset of patients at risk of adverse outcomes including postoperative complications, longer hospital length of stay, discharge to a higher level of care, and mortality. Frailty assessment before surgical interventions can also guide discussions among patients, their families, anesthesiologists, and surgeons to tailor operative plans for patients to mitigate this increased risk. Studies are ongoing to identify interventions in frail patients that can improve postoperative outcomes, but high-quality data in the form of randomized controlled trials are lacking at this time.
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