Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
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J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci · Aug 2018
Multicenter StudyPreoperative assessment of frailty predicts age-related events after hepatic resection: a prospective multicenter study.
Age-related events, such as cardiopulmonary complications, delirium, transfer to a rehabilitation facility, and dependency are a major problem after hepatic resection in the elderly. This prospective multicenter study aimed to preoperatively evaluate frailty in the elderly according to a phenotypic frail index, named the "Kihon Checklist (KCL)," to predict "age-related events" after hepatic resection. ⋯ Frailty evaluated by KCL in the elderly can predict postoperative age-related events after hepatic resection.