Predicting loss of independence among geriatric patients following gastrointestinal surgery
Abstract Background While existing risk calculators focus on mortality and complications, elderly patients are concerned with how operations will affect their quality of life, especially their independence. We sought to develop a novel clinically relevant and easy-to-use score to predict elderly pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Patient Safety in Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-024-00424-w |