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Deficit Accumulation and Phenotype Assessments of Frailty Both Poorly Predict Duration of Hospitalization and Serious Complications after Noncardiac Surgery.
Anesthesiology - 1 Jan 2020
Sonny Abraham, Kurz Andrea, Skolaris Linda A, Boehm Laura, Reynolds Angela, Cummings Kenneth C, Makarova Natalya, Yang Dongsheng, Sessler Daniel I
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is associated with adverse postoperative outcomes, but it remains unclear which measure of frailty is best. This study compared two approaches: the Modified Frailty Index, which is a deficit accumulation model (number of accumulated deficits), and the Hopkins Frailty Score, which is a phenotype model (consisting of shrinking, weakness, exhaustion, slowness, and low physical activity). The...
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