Frailty Prevalence in Surgical European Patients. European Prospective Cohort Stufy of the Prevalence of Frailty in Surgical Patients.
- Conditions
- Frailty
- Registration Number
- NCT04140370
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
- Brief Summary
European prospective one day cohort study. Analysis of the prevalence of frailty and predefined 30-day postoperative complications in adult patients undergoing emergency or elective surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6500
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients over the age of 18 who will undergo emergency or elective surgery with an intended hospital stay of more than 24 hours and any type of anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
- Outpatient (ie. day case) surgery, obstetric analgesia or anesthesia, organ transplant surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The percentage of patients with frailty identified in the preoperative assessment in both elective and emergency surgery, as well as frailty's severity. 30 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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