Frailty in older patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery: USA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis.

CONCLUSION: Frailty is associated with morbidity, mortality and loss of independence in elderly patients needing emergency colorectal surgery.
PMID: 32639045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - July 7, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Simon HL, Reif de Paula T, Profeta da Luz MM, Nemeth SK, Moug SJ, Keller DS Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research