Frailty
Conditions
Brief summary
European prospective one day cohort study. Analysis of the prevalence of frailty and predefined 30-day postoperative complications in adult patients undergoing emergency or elective surgery.
Interventions
There is no intervention
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients over the age of 18 who will undergo emergency or elective surgery with an intended hospital stay of more than 24 hours and any type of anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
* Outpatient (ie. day case) surgery, obstetric analgesia or anesthesia, organ transplant surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The percentage of patients with frailty identified in the preoperative assessment in both elective and emergency surgery, as well as frailty's severity. | 30 days |