Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Majority of Hospitals Not Routinely Screening Older Patients for Frailty, Report Suggests

Analysis led by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) suggests that the majority of hospitals are not routinely screening older surgery patients for frailty, despite them being at greater risk for complications. In its report published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia on Tuesday, researchers said that 71 percent of hospitals across the UK were not routinely screening patients over 60 who were scheduled for surgery. This is based off dat…

Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Experts have called for all surgical patients over 60 to be screened for frailty as standard practice.

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Frailty of older patients not being assessed in majority of hospitals - Banbury FM

Older patients who have surgery are not being screened to assess how frail they are in the majority of UK hospitals, a study suggests. Frail people are more likely to stay longer in hospital after an operation and are at greater risk of complications, researchers warned. Experts have called for all surgical patients over 60 to be screened for frailty as standard practice to bolster recovery and slash extended stays in hospitals. Frailty is a med…

Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’ - Rother Radio

Older patients who have surgery are not being screened to assess how frail they are in the majority of UK hospitals, a study suggests. Frail people are more likely to stay longer in hospital after an operation and are at greater risk of complications, researchers warned. Experts have called for all surgical patients over 60 to be screened for frailty as standard practice to bolster recovery and slash extended stays in hospitals. Frailty is a med…