Comparison of frailty measures in predicting outcomes after emergency general surgery
Among patients undergoing emergency general surgery, Hospital Frailty Risk Score demonstrated the greatest discrimination in predicting mortality and composite complications. Risk-stratification efforts should prioritize Hospital Frailty Risk Score in elderly patients undergoing emergency general surgery to optimize clinical outcomes and resource allocation.
Authors
- George Singer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-9335)
- A. Chaturvedi
- Peyman Benharash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4705-0262)
- Joseph Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-1418)
- Dariush Yalzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1976-5789)
- Nam Yong Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4590-4268)
- Aboubacar Cherif
- Barzin Badiee
- Daniel Tabibian
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.109317
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.12