Journal article
Frailty Predicts Postoperative Complications following Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Frailty is a clinically recognizable state of decreased reserve and function across physiologic systems, characterized by an inability to cope with acute stressors. A validated modified frailty index (mFI) was used to evaluate the impact of frailty on postoperative complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy.
METHODS: Data from consecutive patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy from 2011 to 2020 were collected …
Authors
Li V; Awan A; Serrano PE
Journal
European Surgical Research, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 232–240
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.1159/000522576
ISSN
0014-312X