Journal article
Frailty as a Predictor of Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Following Liver Resection
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Liver resection is commonly performed among patients at risk of being frail. Frailty can be used to assess perioperative risk. Thus, we evaluated frailty as a predictor of postoperative complications following liver resection using a validated modified frailty index (mFI).
METHODS: A retrospective cohort of consecutive patients undergoing liver resection (2011-2018) were stratified according to the mFI and classified as the …
Authors
McKechnie T; Bao T; Fabbro M; Ruo L; Serrano PE
Journal
The American Surgeon, Vol. 87, No. 4, pp. 648–654
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
April 2021
DOI
10.1177/0003134820949511
ISSN
0003-1348