Thoracic surgeons' perception of frail behavior in videos of standardized patients.

Thoracic surgeons' perception of frail behavior in videos of standardized patients.

Frailty is a predictor of poor outcomes following many types of operations. We measured thoracic surgeons' accuracy in assessing patient frailty using videos of standardized patients demonstrating signs of physical frailty. We compared their performance to that of geriatrics specialists.We deve...

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Main Authors: Mark K Ferguson, Katherine Thompson, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Jeanne Farnan, Josh A Hemmerich, Kris Slawinski, Julissa Acevedo, Sang Mee Lee, Marko Rojnica, Stephen Small
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4043843?pdf=render

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