Role of handgrip strength testing in pre-anaesthetic check-up: A prospective cross-sectional study

Role of handgrip strength testing in pre-anaesthetic check-up: A prospective cross-sectional study

Background and Aims: Frailty has been known to be associated with postoperative adverse events and longer hospital length of stay (LOS). Hand grip strength (HGS) is one of the parameters of measuring frailty. The aim of the study was to correlate preoperative handgrip strength and 30-day outcome of...

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Main Authors: Kamakshi Garg, Bishav Mohan, Neeru Luthra, Anju Grewal, Dolly Bhardwaj, Rohit Tandon, Richa Kapoor, Shalini Luthra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
frailty
hand grip strength
length of hospital stay
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2022;volume=38;issue=3;spage=440;epage=444;aulast=Garg

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