Title of article :
Frailty is associated with postoperative complications in older adults with medical problems
Author/Authors :
Dasgupta، نويسنده , , Monidipa and Rolfson، نويسنده , , Darryl B. and Stolee، نويسنده , , Paul and Borrie، نويسنده , , Michael J. and Speechley، نويسنده , , Mark، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Abstract :
We sought to test whether frailty may be predictive of operative risk in older adults with medical problems. One hundred and twenty-five patients at least 70 years of age had a previously developed frailty screen, the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS), administe
Keywords :
Postoperative Complications , Preoperative Care , Frailty , Co-morbidity
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
