San Diego—Frailty can be easily assessed in aortic valve surgery patients using variables that are typically at the behest of most anesthesiologists, and the assessment can predict morbidity, mortality and hospital length of stay (LOS) in this fragile patient population.
“Previous research has shown that frailty is an independent risk factor for predicting morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery patients [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011;39:33-37],” noted Gary Esses, MD, a