This paper reports on the consensus conference on the management of intra-abdominal
infections (IAIs) which was held on July 23, 2016, in Dublin, Ireland, as a part of the annual …

Introduction Patients aged≥ 65 years currently account for approximately 55% of all
emergent operations. However, these patients account for 75% of post-operative mortality …

Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce length of stay,
complications and costs for a large number of elective surgical procedures. A similar …

Objective: This study aimed to document the prevalence of frailty in older adults undergoing
emergency laparotomy and to explore relationships between frailty and postoperative …

Importance In this aging society, older patients are more commonly undergoing emergency
general surgery (EGS). Although frailty has been associated with worse outcomes in this …

Frailty is a state of decreased physiologic reserve and resistance to stressors. Its prevalence
increases with age and is estimated to be 26% in those aged above 85 years. As the …

Background Frailty has been associated with an increased risk of adverse postoperative
outcomes in elderly patients. We examined the impact of preoperative frailty on loss of …

Many countries are facing an aging population. As people live longer, surgeons face the
prospect of operating on increasingly older patients. Traditional teaching is that with older …

MATERIALS AND METHODS As no previous ASCRS Clinical Practice Guideline has
specifically addressed the topic of frailty, this guideline is an original body of work and not …

Background Frailty is associated with advancing age and may result in adverse
postoperative outcomes. A suspected growing elderly population needing emergency …