Study: Frailty status in older adults associated with more adverse events after surgery

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that frailty is associated with higher rates of death and major morbidity after surgery. The findings appear online in JAMA Network Open. “Frailty refers to a lack of functional or physiological reserve that determines whether patients bounce back from a health event such as surgery or illness,” said Dr. Ashish K. Khanna, associate professor of anesthesiology and vice chair of research with the department of anesthesiology,…
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