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To study the occurance of frailty in elderly patients who are undergoing orthopaedic surgery in the lower limb

Pre-anaesthetic assessment of frailty in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgeries

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/060237
Enrollment
350
Registered
2023-11-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

DrMeenu Joy
Lead Sponsor
DrAshu Sara Mathai
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Age more than 65 years ? American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) classification I, II, III ? Patients undergoing elective lower limb orthopaedic surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients who refuse consent/lack the capacity to give consent 2 Patients with extremity amputation, paraplegia, or known neuromuscular diseases. 3 Patients undergoing emergency procedures

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
oDetermine the proportion of frailty in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgery using the Clinical Frailty Scale.Timepoint: PAC visit till date of discharge—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
o To correlate quadriceps muscle sarcopenia as assessed by point-of-care Ultrasonography with the Clinical Frailty Scale. o Compare the post-operative outcomes between frail and non-frail patients with regards to the post-operative complications, length of hospital stay and mortality. Timepoint: PAC visit till date of discharge—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrMeenu joy

Believers Church medical College Hospital,Thiruvalla

hod.anaesthesiology@bcmch.edu.in9888500240

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026