Association of Patient Frailty With Increased Risk of Complications After Adrenalectomy

Jamie E Anderson; Carolyn D Seib; Michael J Campbell

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1749

Association of Patient Frailty With Increased Risk of Complications After Adrenalectomy

JAMA Surg. 2018 Oct 1;153(10):966-967. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1749.

Authors

Jamie E Anderson¹, Carolyn D Seib², Michael J Campbell¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento.
² Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco.

Abstract

This database study uses the 2005-2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database to evaluate the association of patient frailty with complications after adrenalectomy.

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
Adrenalectomy / adverse effects*
Aged
Female
Frail Elderly
Frailty / complications*
Humans
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Risk Factors