Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications

The geriatric population is at a greater risk of postoperative complications than young adults. This risk is associated with the physiologic decline seen in this population known as frailty. Unlike fitter patients, frail patients who undergo operative treatment have a greater likelihood of developin...

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Main Author:	Phil Hyun Song
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2020-10-01
Series:	Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Subjects:	complications frailty postoperative urology
Online Access:	http://www.e-yujm.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2020-00752.pdf

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spelling	doaj-ac01e6abc2d14321890c11fd1559c04b2020-11-25T03:06:39ZengYeungnam University College of MedicineYeungnam University Journal of Medicine2384-02932020-10-0137429630110.12701/yujm.2020.007522618Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complicationsPhil Hyun SongThe geriatric population is at a greater risk of postoperative complications than young adults. This risk is associated with the physiologic decline seen in this population known as frailty. Unlike fitter patients, frail patients who undergo operative treatment have a greater likelihood of developing postoperative complications and endure prolonged hospital stays. This circumstance is comparable to the urological status. Therefore, tolerable measurement of frailty as a domain of preoperative health status has been suggested to ascertain vulnerability in elderly patients. In this review, we will elaborate on the concept of frailty and examine its importance with respect to surgical complications, focusing on the urological status.http://www.e-yujm.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2020-00752.pdfcomplicationsfrailtypostoperativeurology
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spellingShingle	Phil Hyun Song Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine complications frailty postoperative urology
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title	Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications
title_short	Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications
title_full	Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications
title_fullStr	Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications
title_full_unstemmed	Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications
title_sort	frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications
publisher	Yeungnam University College of Medicine
series	Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
issn	2384-0293
publishDate	2020-10-01
description	The geriatric population is at a greater risk of postoperative complications than young adults. This risk is associated with the physiologic decline seen in this population known as frailty. Unlike fitter patients, frail patients who undergo operative treatment have a greater likelihood of developing postoperative complications and endure prolonged hospital stays. This circumstance is comparable to the urological status. Therefore, tolerable measurement of frailty as a domain of preoperative health status has been suggested to ascertain vulnerability in elderly patients. In this review, we will elaborate on the concept of frailty and examine its importance with respect to surgical complications, focusing on the urological status.
topic	complications frailty postoperative urology
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Frailty and elderly in urology: implications for postoperative complications

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