Role of handgrip strength testing in pre-anaesthetic check-up: A prospective cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Kamakshi Garg (Author), Bishav Mohan (Author), Neeru Luthra (Author), Anju Grewal (Author), Dolly Bhardwaj (Author), Rohit Tandon (Author), Richa Kapoor (Author), Shalini Luthra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Frailty has been known to be associated with postoperative adverse events and longer hospital length of stay (LOS). Hand grip strength (HGS) is one of the parameters of measuring frailty. The aim of the study was to correlate preoperative handgrip strength and 30-day outcome of...