Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr · Nov 2015
ReviewFrailty syndrome and pre-operative risk evaluation: A systematic review.
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by the clinical presentation of identifiable physical alterations and decreased physiological reserve. The assessment of frailty syndrome has been recently related with post-surgical outcomes and overall mortality in older individuals. ⋯ Assessment of frailty syndrome should be added in the pre-operative risk assessment in older individuals.