Frailty index predicts long-term mortality and postoperative complications in patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

The Risk Analysis Index (RAI) has been used to evaluate preoperative frailty, which is associated with poor short- and long-term outcomes. We assessed this tool's ability to predict postoperative outcomes after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - March 9, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Wayne Tse, Daniel Newton, Michael Amendola, Matthew George, John Pfeifer Source Type: research