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  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Surgical Outcomes Research
  • Health Services Research

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  • Patient frailty is a critical predictor of adverse surgical outcomes.
  • Limited data exist on the effectiveness of systemwide frailty interventions in improving patient results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if a frailty screening initiative (FSI) is linked to decreased long-term mortality following elective surgery.
  • To evaluate the impact of a specific FSI protocol on patient survival rates.

Main Methods:

  • A quality improvement study utilizing interrupted time series analysis on a longitudinal cohort.
  • Implementation of an Epic Best Practice Alert (BPA) to identify frail patients (RAI ≥42) and prompt shared decision-making.
  • Incentivized measurement of frailty using the Risk Analysis Index (RAI) for elective surgery candidates.

Main Results:

  • The FSI led to a significant increase in referrals for frail patients to presurgical care clinics (9.8% to 24.6%) and primary care physicians (1.3% to 11.4%).
  • Multivariable regression showed an 18% reduction in the odds of 1-year mortality post-intervention (OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.72-0.92).
  • Interrupted time series analysis revealed a significant decrease in the 365-day mortality rate following the BPA implementation.

Conclusions:

  • An RAI-based FSI effectively increases referrals for enhanced presurgical evaluation of frail patients.
  • These interventions are associated with a significant survival advantage for frail patients, demonstrating effectiveness and generalizability.
  • Systemwide frailty screening initiatives show promise for improving surgical patient outcomes.