Association of Preoperative Frailty and Operative Stress With Mortality After Elective vs Emergency Surgery
Myrick C. Shinall, Ada O. Youk, Nader N. Massarweh, Paula K. Shireman, Shipra Arya, Elizabeth George, Daniel E. Hall
Abstract
This cohort study investigates whether preoperative patient frailty and operative stress are associated with postoperative mortality for patients undergoing elective vs emergent surgical procedures.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAssociation (psychology)Elective surgerySurgeryEmergency surgeryFrailty IndexGerontologyPsychologyPsychotherapistFrailty in Older AdultsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHip and Femur Fractures