Frailty as a superior predictor of dysphagia and surgically placed feeding tube requirement after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion relative to age
AF Naftchi, J Vellek, J Stack, E Spirollari, S Vazquez… - Dysphagia, 2023 - Springer
Frailty is a measure of physiological reserve that has been demonstrated to be a
discriminative predictor of worse outcomes across multiple surgical subspecialties. Anterior …
discriminative predictor of worse outcomes across multiple surgical subspecialties. Anterior …
Superior discrimination of the Risk Analysis Index compared with the 5-item modified frailty index in 30-day outcome prediction after anterior cervical discectomy and …
OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to compare the predictive ability of the
recalibrated Risk Analysis Index (RAI-rev) with the 5-item modified frailty index-5 (mFI-5) for …
recalibrated Risk Analysis Index (RAI-rev) with the 5-item modified frailty index-5 (mFI-5) for …
The 5-item modified frailty index predicts spinal osteotomy outcomes better than age in adult spinal deformity patients: an ACS− NSQIP analysis
OH Tarawneh, J Vellek, SF Kazim, R Thommen… - Spine Deformity, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the utility of 5-Item Modified Frailty Index (mFI-5) as compared to
chronological age in predicting outcomes of spinal osteotomy in Adult Spinal Deformity …
chronological age in predicting outcomes of spinal osteotomy in Adult Spinal Deformity …
External validation of a predictive algorithm for in-hospital and 90-day mortality after spinal epidural abscess
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Mortality in patients with spinal epidural abscess (SEA) remains
high. Accurate prediction of patient-specific prognosis in SEA can improve patient …
high. Accurate prediction of patient-specific prognosis in SEA can improve patient …
Keeping It Simple: Developing a Prognostic Tool for Spinal Epidural Abscess
B Boukebous, L Petrie, JF Baker - Global Spine Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design A retrospective study. Objective To develop a prognostic score for mortality
and treatment failure in Spinal epidural abscess (SEA), based on simplicity and …
and treatment failure in Spinal epidural abscess (SEA), based on simplicity and …
Fragile fortunes: Optimizing outcomes by identifying high-risk neurosurgical patients through frailty-based risk assessment
P Jagtiani, K Dos Santos, J Iqbal, N Mahto… - … and Discitis of the Spine, 2025 - Elsevier
Frailty, characterized by an impaired physiological state with reduced reserve and increased
vulnerability to stressors, presents significant challenges in managing patients with various …
vulnerability to stressors, presents significant challenges in managing patients with various …
Utility of frailty as a predictor of acute kidney injury in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
C Ng, JF Dominguez… - Interventional …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with poor outcome in aneurysmal
subarachnoid hemorrhage patients (aSAH). Frailty has recently been demonstrated to …
subarachnoid hemorrhage patients (aSAH). Frailty has recently been demonstrated to …