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Meta-analysis: Identifying Older Adults at Risk of Harm Following Elective Surgery

21 Jan, 2018 | 14:24h | UTC

Identifying older adults at risk of harm following elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Medicine (free)

Commentary : Age itself is not a risk factor for complications after surgery among older patients – OnMedica (free)

“Q: What predicts poor outcome after elective surgery in older people?

A: Frailty, cognitive impairment, depression, smoking but NOT age per se”. (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)

 


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