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Frailty predicts mortality in all emergency surgical admissions regardless of age. An observational study: “Frail patients

Frailty predicts mortality in all emergency surgical admissions regardless of age. An observational study:


“Frail patients in any age group are more likely to die than those that are not frail. We aimed to evaluate the impact of frailty on clinical mortality, readmission rate and length of stay for emergency surgical patients of all ages.”

Hewitt, J. Carter, B. McCarthy, K. Pearce, L. Law, J. Wilson, F V. Tay, H S. McCormack, C. Stechman, M J. Moug, S J. Myint, P K. Age and Ageing.

Source: academic.oup.com

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