Victor Koltenyuk

General anesthesia is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality in frail patients undergoing hip fracture fixation.

INTRODUCTION Anesthetic management of hip fracture fixation has two primary modalities: general anesthesia (GA) and spinal anesthesia (SA). Choice of anesthesia often depends on institutional protocols and the individual anesthesiologist, due to a lack of consensus guidelines. Most studies have conflicting evidence and...

5-Factor Modified Frailty Index predicts 30-day complications after amputation for open lower-extremity fracture: an American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database study

The Risk Analysis Index is Superior to the Modified 5-Factor Frailty Index for Predicting 30-Day Mortality Following Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures.

Frailty was found to be a predictor of mortality in patients who had FNFs undergoing THA and HA, and the RAI may be a powerful tool for assessing preoperative risk in patients undergoing arthroplasty for FNFs.

The Modified Five-Factor Frailty Index Predicts Non-routine Hospital Discharge in Elderly Inpatients Following Surgical Fixation of Olecranon Fractures

Frailty, age, and female sex are significant predictors of non-routine discharge in elderly inpatients undergoing surgical fixation for displaced olecranon fractures, highlighting the importance of incorporating frailty assessments into both preoperative surgical decision-making and postoperative discharge planning to...