Frailty in Older Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy

2019234 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Kat Parmar · Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

Jennifer Law · University of Liverpool

Ben Carter · King's College London

Jonathan Hewitt · Cardiff University

Jemma M. Boyle · Royal College of Surgeons of England

Patrick Casey · Health Education North West

Ishaan Maitra ·

Abstract

A fifth of older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy are frail. The presence of frailty is associated with greater risks of postoperative mortality and morbidity and is independent of age. Frailty scoring should be integrated into acute surgical assessment practice to aid decision-making and development of novel postoperative strategies.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Frailty in Older Adults Hip and Femur Fractures

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 273, Issue 4, pp. 709-718

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003402

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