The Gap Between Clinical Research and Standard of Care: A Review of Frailty Assessment Scales in Perioperative Surgical Settings
The elderly population in the United States is increasing exponentially in tandem with risk for frailty. Frailty is described by a clinically significant state where a patient is at risk for developing complications requiring increased assistance in daily activities. Frailty syndrome studied in geri...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00150/full |