CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Impact of frailty on outcomes after discharge in older surgical patients: a prospective cohort study.
Frailty is a state of vulnerability to diverse stressors. We assessed the impact of frailty on outcomes after discharge in older surgical patients. ⋯ Vulnerability and frailty were prevalent in older patients undergoing surgery and unlikely to trigger specialized geriatric assessment, yet remained independently associated with greater risk of readmission for as long as 6 months after discharge. Therefore, the degree of frailty has important prognostic value for readmission.