The Impact of Preoperative Frailty on the Clinical and Cost Outcomes of Adult Cardiac Surgery in Alberta, Canada: A Cohort Study

The Impact of Preoperative Frailty on the Clinical and Cost Outcomes of Adult Cardiac Surgery in Alberta, Canada: A Cohort Study

Background: There is limited information about the impact of frailty on public payer costs in cardiac surgery. This study aimed to determine quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and costs associated with preoperative frailty in patients referred for cardiac surgery. Methods: We retrospectively compar...

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Main Authors: Carmel L. Montgomery, RN, PhD, Nguyen X. Thanh, PhD, Henry T. Stelfox, MD, PhD, Colleen M. Norris, RN, PhD, Darryl B. Rolfson, MD, Steven R. Meyer, MD, PhD, Mohamad A. Zibdawi, MD, Sean M. Bagshaw, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20301438

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