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Comparison of the frailty index and frailty phenotype and their associations with postoperative delirium incidence and severity.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Jun 2024
Deiner Stacie G, Marcantonio Edward R, Trivedi Shrunjal, Inouye Sharon K, Travison Thomas G, Schmitt Eva M, Hshieh Tammy, Fong Tamara G, Ngo Long H, Vasunilashorn Sarinnapha M
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have reported an association between presurgical frailty and postoperative delirium. However, it remains unclear whether the frailty-delirium relationship differs by measurement tool (e.g., frailty index vs. frailty phenotype) and whether frailty is associated with delirium, independent of preoperative cognition. METHODS: We used the successful aging after elective surgery (SAGES)...
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