Frailty and cancer: implications for oncology surgery, medical oncology, and radiation oncology
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The concept of frailty has become increasingly
recognized as one of the most important issues in health care and health outcomes and is of …
recognized as one of the most important issues in health care and health outcomes and is of …
Impact of frailty on outcomes in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Importance Age has historically been used to predict negative post-surgical outcomes. The
concept of frailty was introduced to explain the discrepancies that exist between patients' …
concept of frailty was introduced to explain the discrepancies that exist between patients' …
Development and initial validation of the risk analysis index for measuring frailty in surgical populations
Importance Growing consensus suggests that frailty-associated risks should inform shared
surgical decision making. However, it is not clear how best to screen for frailty in …
surgical decision making. However, it is not clear how best to screen for frailty in …
Association of a frailty screening initiative with postoperative survival at 30, 180, and 365 days
Importance As the US population ages, the number of operations performed on elderly
patients will likely increase. Frailty predicts postoperative mortality and morbidity more than …
patients will likely increase. Frailty predicts postoperative mortality and morbidity more than …
Frailty predicts mortality in all emergency surgical admissions regardless of age. An observational study
J Hewitt, B Carter, K McCarthy, L Pearce, J Law… - Age and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background frail patients in any age group are more likely to die than those that are not frail.
We aimed to evaluate the impact of frailty on clinical mortality, readmission rate and length of …
We aimed to evaluate the impact of frailty on clinical mortality, readmission rate and length of …
Association of the modified frailty index with 30-day surgical readmission
Importance Frail patients are known to have poor perioperative outcomes. There is a paucity
of literature investigating how the Modified Frailty Index (mFI), a validated measure of frailty …
of literature investigating how the Modified Frailty Index (mFI), a validated measure of frailty …
The 5-factor modified frailty index: an effective predictor of mortality in brain tumor patients
OBJECTIVE Health measures such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and the 11-
factor modified frailty index (mFI-11) have been employed to predict general medical and …
factor modified frailty index (mFI-11) have been employed to predict general medical and …
Frailty and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spine disease
AM Flexman, R Charest-Morin, L Stobart, J Street… - The spine journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Frailty is defined as a state of decreased reserve and
susceptibility to stressors. The relationship between frailty and postoperative outcomes after …
susceptibility to stressors. The relationship between frailty and postoperative outcomes after …
Modified frailty index predicts morbidity and mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy
H Mogal, SA Vermilion, R Dodson, FC Hsu… - Annals of surgical …, 2017 - Springer
Background Pancreatic cancer is a disease of older adults, who may present with limited
physiologic reserve. The authors hypothesized that a frailty index can predict postoperative …
physiologic reserve. The authors hypothesized that a frailty index can predict postoperative …
Association of geriatric comanagement and 90-day postoperative mortality among patients aged 75 years and older with cancer
Importance Collaboration between geriatricians and surgeons in the perioperative treatment
of older patients has been associated with improved outcomes in several nononcologic …
of older patients has been associated with improved outcomes in several nononcologic …