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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Yeungnam University College of Medicine
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-yujm.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2020-00752.pdf |