Level of frailty predicts surgical outcomes in older patients, Johns Hopkins researchers find

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 15:20 in Health & Medicine

A simple, 10-minute "frailty" test administered to older patients before they undergo surgery can predict with great certainty their risk for complications, how long they will stay in the hospital...

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