A 5-item frailty index based on NSQIP data correlates with outcomes following paraesophageal hernia repair - Chimukangara, Munyaradzi; Helm, Melissa C.; Frelich, Matthew J.; Bosler, Matthew E.; Rein, Lisa E.; Szabo, Aniko; Gould, Jon C. (Surgical endoscopy, 2017)
Keywords: Abdominal Surgery; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Databases, Factual; Female; Frail Elderly; Frailty; Frailty - diagnosis; Gastroenterology; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Gynecology; Hepatology; Hernia, Hiatal - surgery; Hernias; Herniorrhaphy - adverse effects; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Logistic Models; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Patient Discharge; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Proctology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Surgery; NSQIP; Frailty; Paraesophageal hernia; Geriatric; Outcomes