Background Preoperatively identifying patients who will require discharge to extended care
facilities (ECFs) after major cancer surgery is valuable. This study compares existing models …

Introduction To determine the accuracy of preoperative modified frailty index (mFI) with or
without laboratory values (mFI-labs or labs-continuous) in predicting postoperative …

Background Modified frailty index (mFI) has been proposed as a reliable tool in predicting
postoperative outcomes after surgery. This study aims to evaluate whether mFI could be …

Background With inpatient length of stay decreasing, discharge destination after surgery can
serve as an important metric for quality of care. Additionally, patients desire information on …

Background Frailty is frequently used by clinicians to help determine surgical outcomes. The
frailty index, which represents the frequency of frailty indicators present in an individual, is …

Background Unplanned postoperative readmissions are associated with high costs, may
indicate poor care quality, and present a substantial opportunity for healthcare quality …

Background Risk-prediction indices are one category of the many tools implemented to
guide efforts to decrease readmissions. However, using fied models to predict a complex …

Background Development of laparoscopic gastrectomy and the Enhanced Recovery After
Surgery (ERAS) protocol enable early discharge to home of patients with gastric cancer …

Purpose Rectal cancer resections can be associated with long and complicated
postoperative recoveries. Many patients undergoing these operations are discharged to …

Background Prior studies of older cancer patients undergoing large operations have
reported similar rates of complications to the general population but higher rates of mortality …