Racial differences in phenotypic frailty assessment among general thoracic surgery patientsCentral MessagePerspective

Racial differences in phenotypic frailty assessment among general thoracic surgery patientsCentral MessagePerspective

Objectives: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery recommends using frailty assessments to identify patients at higher risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. We evaluated what patient factors are associated with frailty in a thoracic surgery patient population. Methods: New patients a...

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Main Authors: Johnathan R. Kent, MD, Emily M. Silver, MA, Rachel Nordgren, PhD, Arianna Edobor, BS, David Fenton, BS, Savanna Kerstiens, MA, Daniel Rubin, MD, Lauren J. Gleason, MD, Justine Landi, MD, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH, Darren S. Bryan, MD, Mark K. Ferguson, MD, Jessica S. Donington, MD, Maria Lucia L. Madariaga, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:JTCVS Open
Subjects:
frailty
preoperative evaluation
race
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623003133

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