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Multidimensional frailty score as a predictor of postoperative mortality

By | June 9, 2016

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are 40 million people (13% of the population) older than 65 years of age living in the U.S. This population has increased dramatically during the last two decades. Currently more than half of all surgeries are performed on this group of patients in the U.S. Frailty is typically defined by… Read More »