Pre-Frailty Increases the Risk of Adverse Events in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery

BACKGROUND: Frailty is identified as a major predictor of adverse outcomes in older surgical patients. However, the outcomes in pre-frail patients after cardiovascular surgery remain unknown. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the main outcomes (length of stay, mechanical ventilation time, stroke and in-hosp...

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Published in:Arq Bras Cardiol
Main Authors: Rodrigues, Miguel K., Marques, Artur, Lobo, Denise M. L., Umeda, Iracema I. K., Oliveira, Mayron F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644209/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28876376
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20170131
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