Assessment of Frailty with ultrasound in elderly patients undergoing surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/10/046316
- Lead Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated hospitals
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patient age above 65 years posted for elective surgery who are ASA grade 1,2,3
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient lacking capacity to consent
2. Conditions causing severe pain at bilateral upper thigh such as burns,soft tissue or bony injuries which preclude measurement by ultrasound
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Thickness of Quadriceps and Rectus femoris as measured on POCUS in identifying frailty in elderly surgical patientsTimepoint: Baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Postoperative complications <br/ ><br>2.Unplanned ICU/HDU admission <br/ ><br>3.Prolonged hospital stay <br/ ><br>4.Readmission to hospital. <br/ ><br>5.Patient outcome at 30 days after surgeryTimepoint: 30 days