Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8964961 | The American Journal of Surgery | 2018 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
We identified risk assessment tools that can improve surgical risk assessment in elderly surgical patients. The majority of the identified tools are not commonly used for pre-operative risk assessment. NSQIP-PMP, mFI and SURPAS are promising tools. Age is commonly used to predict risk, but frailty may be a more appropriate measure.
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Authors
Gilgamesh Eamer, Mohamed J.H. Al-Amoodi, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Darryl B. Rolfson, Lindsey M. Warkentin, Rachel G. Khadaroo,