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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
NameTimeMethod
Thickness of Quadriceps and Rectus femoris as measured on POCUS in identifying frailty in elderly surgical patientsTimepoint: Baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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
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