Being non-frail and having an elective procedure are the strongest predictors associated with functional recovery among older survivors of major surgery
Evid Based Nurs
.
2020 Jul;23(3):81.
doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103152.
Epub 2019 Sep 7.
Authors
Kaye Rolls
1
2
3
,
Lynette Mc Evoy
4
,
Matthew Ritcher
3
,
Steven A Frost
5
2
Affiliations
1
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
2
University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
3
Neurosurgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
4
Orthopaedics, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
5
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
[email protected]
.
PMID:
31494595
DOI:
10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103152
No abstract available
Keywords:
Adult surgery; GERIATRIC MEDICINE; NURSING.
Publication types
Comment
MeSH terms
Frailty*
Humans
Recovery of Function
Survivors