The Gap Between Clinical Research and Standard of Care: A Review of Frailty Assessment Scales in Perioperative Surgical Settings

• Main Authors: Nicoleta Stoicea (Author), Ramya Baddigam (Author), Jennifer Wajahn (Author), Angela C Sipes (Author), Carlos E Arias Morales (Author), Nicholas Gastaldo (Author), Sergio Daniel Bergese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The elderly population in the United States is increasing exponentially in tandem with risk for frailty. Frailty is described by a clinically significant state where a patient is at risk for developing complications requiring increased assistance in daily activities. Frailty syndrome studied in geri...