Frailty is a stronger predictor than age for postoperative morbidity in Crohn’s disease
Wolf JH, Hassab T, D'Adamo CR, Svoboda S, Demos J, Ahuja V, Katlic M. Frailty is a stronger predictor than age for postoperative morbidity in Crohn’s disease. Surgery 2021, 170: 1061-1065. PMID: 34059345, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimplified Frailty IndexNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramFrailty indexCrohn's diseaseBowel resectionPostoperative morbiditySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLogistic regression modelingStrongest predictorQuality Improvement ProgramAggregate morbidityNSQIP definitionsPreoperative frailtyImmunosuppressive therapyPostoperative outcomesSurgical candidacyChronic natureMorbidityFunctional assessmentFrailtyResectionDiseaseOlder individualsPotential predictorsPatients