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Anaes SAQsAnaesthesia for the co-morbid & elderly

Anaes SAQs · Anaesthesia for the co-morbid & elderly

Frailty and the perioperative risk

Final SAQ — the frailty (the reduced reserve, the vulnerability); the assessment (the Clinical Frailty Scale, the Fried criteria, the Edmonton); the prediction of the morbidity, the mortality, the length of stay, the loss of the independence; and the prehabilitation (the exercise, the nutrition, the psychology).

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Define the frailty, describe how it is assessed, and explain its perioperative significance and the role of the prehabilitation.

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Define the frailty, describe how it is assessed, and explain its perioperative significance and the role of the prehabilitation.

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  1. [7]Dobrzycka M, et al. Long-term functional outcomes after prehabilitation in frail older adults. J Clin Med, 2026.PMID 42355899
  2. [6]Kang H, et al. Preoperative fall history is associated with increased postoperative complications at 2 years after primary total knee arthroplasty: A propensity-matched analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2026.PMID 42329570
  3. [42355900]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.
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