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Clinical frailty predicts long-term survival and return to functional status following fenestrated and branched aortic repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Jul 2025
Murphy Blake E, Bunker Martin, Gillan Anna, Sorber Rebecca, Zettervall Sara L, Sweet Matthew P
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OBJECTIVE: Prior studies have demonstrated that frailty, characterized by a patient's burden of chronic medical comorbidities, is predictive of adverse outcomes across surgical specialties. This study uses the clinical frailty score (CFS) to assess the impact of phenotypic frailty on long-term mortality and return to preoperative functional status (RFS) following fenestrated and branched endovascular repair...
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