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Improving Clinical Frailty Scale accuracy on a vascular ward for a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing
Neil Thakrar1, Vaishali Gajjar1, Alice Clayton2
1Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK.
Abstract:
Geriatricians in Leicester piloted a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) service for patients with a lower limb vascular pathology and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score of 5 or more. We aimed to improve CFS accuracy assigned by the vascular team through a structured teaching programme and use of a mobile application. Frailty scoring improved after each intervention, facilitating accurate identification of patients for referral to geriatricians. Education within host surgical teams is therefore crucial to POPS service development.
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