frailty
Frailty and Decisional Regret After Elective Noncardiac Surgery
New research suggests decisional regret may be driven more by comorbidity, disability and the type of surgery than ...
MARCH 25, 2025
Frailty May Be Higher Risk Than Age in ICU—Even for COVID-19
Being frail might be more important than age when trying to estimate an ICU patient’s risk for poor outcomes, ...
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Preoperative Frailty Predicts Intraoperative Hypotension and Postoperative Delirium
Preoperative frailty predicted higher rates of intraoperative hypotension, and that frail patients who experience ...
JANUARY 17, 2023
Preexisting Frailty in Elderly Trauma Patients Linked to Post-op Delirium
Pre-op frailty is related to new-onset post-op delirium in acute-care, according to researchers at Tufts ...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Study Pinpoints Best Pre-op Frailty Assessment Instrument
Calgary, Alberta—Which instrument should clinicians use for preoperatively assessing a patient's frailty as ...
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Frailty Increases Risk for Delirium In Cardiac Surgery Patients
San Francisco—Both pre-frail and frail patients have a significantly higher risk for delirium following ...
JUNE 5, 2019
Peri-op Interventions Needed to Improve Outcomes in Frail Surgical Patients
Washington—Although frailty is an important perioperative risk factor, interventions specific to frail ...
DECEMBER 21, 2017
In Noncardiac Surgery, Clinical Frailty Scale More Practical Perioperative Instrument for Predicting Disabilities
Niagara Falls, Ontario—When it comes to predicting disabilities in frail patients after elective noncardiac ...
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Exercise Therapy Key to Improving At-Risk Frail Patients
Niagara Falls, Ontario—Although frailty obviously is an important perioperative risk factor, interventional ...
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Frailty Level Accurate Predictor of Post-op Complications
Assessing a patient’s level of frailty before an operation can provide insights into who might develop ...
MAY 18, 2017
Simple Frailty Assessment for Fragile Aortic Valve Surgery Patients Predicts Morbidity, Mortality and Hospital LOS
Frailty can be easily assessed in aortic valve surgery patients using variables that are typically at the behest of ...
MARCH 17, 2016
