The impact of frailty and multimorbidity on postoperative outcomes in older patients

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The impact of frailty and multimorbidity on postoperative outcomes in older patients

Older adults represent a growing proportion of the surgical population, with surgical interventions offering potential benefits including increased longevity and improved symptom management. However, older patients, particularly those living with frailty and multimorbidity, are at heightened risk of...

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Main Author:	Swarbrick, Claire
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2025
Subjects:	1. Perioperative care 2. Frailty Syndrome 3. Multimorbidity 4. Health service geriatric 5. Ageing 6. Epidemiology 7. Geriatric medicine 8. Surgery
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/81365/

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