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  • Geriatric Surgery
  • Surgical Risk Assessment
  • Frailty Syndromes

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  • Assessing operative risk in geriatric patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) presents significant challenges.
  • Frailty is a recognized metric for evaluating surgical patient risk.
  • The development of an EGS-specific frailty index is crucial for improved patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a modified 15-variable Emergency General Surgery-Specific Frailty Index (EGSFI).
  • To establish EGSFI as a reliable tool for assessing frailty in geriatric EGS patients.
  • To determine if EGSFI can predict postoperative complications and mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective enrollment of 260 geriatric EGS patients (age >65) over two years.
  • Calculation of frailty using a 50-variable modified Rockwood frailty index, followed by regression analysis to develop the 15-variable EGSFI.
  • Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to identify a frailty cutoff and validation of the EGSFI in predicting complications.

Main Results:

  • The 15-variable EGSFI was developed and validated.
  • A frailty cutoff score of 0.325 was identified via ROC analysis.
  • Frail patients (identified by EGSFI) had significantly higher rates of postoperative complications (47% vs. 20%, p < 0.001) and EGSFI was an independent predictor (OR, 7.3; p = 0.006).

Conclusions:

  • The 15-variable EGSFI is a validated, simple, and reliable bedside tool for assessing frailty in EGS patients.
  • Frailty status determined by EGSFI independently predicts postoperative complications and mortality in geriatric EGS patients.
  • EGSFI enhances risk stratification for geriatric patients undergoing emergency general surgery.