ANZ journal of surgery
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ANZ journal of surgery · Dec 2018
Too frail for surgery? A frailty index in major colorectal surgery.
Frailty is defined as increased vulnerability from accumulating morbidities in multiple organ systems. Evidence suggests frailty indices predict surgical outcomes in elderly patients. We assessed the validity of a frailty index in predicting post-operative outcomes in major colorectal surgery. ⋯ These data demonstrate that frail patients who developed complications, died within 30 days and required admission to ICU had significantly higher P-Possum CR scores. However, the P-Possum CR score is a superior predictor of post-operative outcomes than frailty index alone.