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RESEARCH PRODUCT
The place of frailty and vulnerability in the surgical risk assessment: should we move from complexity to simplicity?
Mario BarbagalloLigia J. DominguezDomenico Cucinottasubject
AgingSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaFrail Elderlymedia_common.quotation_subjectVulnerability030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesDignity0302 clinical medicineOlder patientsIntervention (counseling)HumansMedicineAging; Frailty; Morbidity; Surgery; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Frail Elderly; Humans; Surgical Procedures Operative; Frailty; Risk Assessment; Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology030212 general & internal medicineSimplicityAgedmedia_commonAged 80 and overFrailtybusiness.industryWorld populationmedicine.diseaseSurgical riskSurgical Procedures OperativeSurgeryMedical emergencyMorbidityGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessRisk assessmentHumandescription
Due to aging of the world population, older patients accessing health services are becoming continuously more frequent. This has increased the interest in assessing frailty and vulnerability in all specialties and general medicine. Although the term frailty has been recognized for over 30 years, there is not yet a universally recognized definition, and different care providers assess frailty and vulnerability with dissimilar tools, from very complex to very simple validated scales. Being treated with respect and dignity at the right time and place is the key message, as well as after undergoing a global evaluation both in urgency/emergency and in programmed surgery for all older surgical patients. Filling the gap will improve the results of any clinical intervention, both medical and surgical. Anesthesiologists, surgeons, hospitalists, and any member of the team of care providers must be trained into geriatric syndromes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-15 |