Frailty and Long-Term Mortality Following Emergency Laparotomy: A Comparison Between the 11-Item and 5-Item Modified Frailty Indices
Frailty, as identified by the 11-item and five-item mFIs, was associated with one-year mortality and other important morbidity outcomes for older EL patients. These forms of frailty assessment provide important information that may aid in risk assessment and patient-centered decision-making.
Authors
- Brittany Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-1046)
- Sameer Bhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-8996)
- Tim Eglinton
- Jonathan Koea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-5603)
- Alain C. Vandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-2953)
- Andrew D. MacCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-4792)
- Ahmed Barazanchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7543-0230)
- Ashish Taneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1091-8646)
- Andrew Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-6379)
- Fraser Welsh
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Middlemore Hospital (NZ)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- North Shore Hospital (NZ)
- Christchurch Hospital (NZ)
- Counties Manukau District Health Board (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Research
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.106
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- Auckland Medical Research Foundation
- Health Research Council of New Zealand