Frailty in inflammatory bowel disease: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2015–2019
Sahil Sharma,
Tyler McKechnie,
Luke Heimann
et al.
Abstract:AimPreoperative frailty has been associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in various populations, but of its use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains sparse. The present study aimed to characterize the impact of frailty, as measured by the modified frailty index (mFI), on postoperative clinical and resource utilization outcomes in patients with IBD.MethodsThis retrospective population‐based cohort study assessed patients from the National Inpatient Sample database from 1 September 20… Show more
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