Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by decreased reserve and diminished
resistance to stressors. People with frailty are vulnerable to stressors, and exposure to the …

Background The ability of acute care providers to cope with the influx of frail older patients is
increasingly stressed, and changes need to be made to improve care provided to older …

Importance Research supports use of prehabilitation to optimize physical status before and
after colorectal cancer resection, but its effect on postoperative complications remains …

Objective: To compare the accuracy of the modified Fried Index (mFI) and the Clinical Frailty
Scale (CFS) to predict death or patient-reported new disability 90 days after major elective …

Background Frailty is a state of vulnerability as a result of decreased reserves.
Prehabilitation may increase reserve and improve postoperative outcomes. Our objective …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of pelvic floor dysfunction in transgender women
undergoing gender-affirming vaginoplasty and outcomes in a program providing pelvic floor …

Introduction Recent efforts to prehabilitate intermediately frail and frail (Fried frailty criteria≥
2) elective colorectal cancer patients did not influence clinical nor functional outcomes. The …

Anesthetists are increasingly faced with the challenge of delivering perioperative care to frail
older people. Patients with frailty undergoing surgical intervention are at a significantly …

Background Older adults with frailty are at an increased risk of adverse outcomes after
surgery. Exercise before surgery (exercise prehabilitation) may reduce adverse events and …

Importance More older adults are undergoing major surgery despite the greater risk of
postoperative mortality. Although measures, such as functional, cognitive, and psychological …