Frail patients and surgery
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
It is estimated that 15% of patients above 65 years of age are frail. Frail patients have significantly higher risk of post-operative complications when undergoing both elective and emergency surgery than patients who are not frail. Therefore, it is recommended that all patients above 65 years are frailty scored prior to a surgical procedure. It seems advisable to include the following items in a multimodal frailty score: evaluation of the patient's cognitive ability, functional status, nutritional status and pulmonary and cardiac function.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 178 |
Udgave nummer | 47 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 21 nov. 2016 |
ID: 386363211