Cohort Study: Even Minor Surgical Procedures Are Associated with High Risk for Patients with Frailty

Association of Preoperative Patient Frailty and Operative Stress With Postoperative Mortality – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Looking Beyond Mortality Among Older Adults Who Are Frail and Considering Surgical Intervention – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND No such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free) AND Even low-stress surgery can be fatal for frail patients, study finds – University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio (free)