Invited Commentary

In recent years, the concept of frailty, which encompasses a more total assessment of patient well-being and resilience, has found favor as a predictor of treatment outcomes. As demographic and socioeconomic forces combine to increase the number of frail patients in the population, medicine must develop better tools for identifying such patients so that appropriate interventions may be implemented. The goals of such steps should be 2-fold, improving patient care and wisely managing the cost of delivery.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 22, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Peter J. Mazzaglia Tags: New England surgical society article Source Type: research