Adriana C Panayi, Leonard Knoedler, Dany Y Matar, Jasmin Rühl, Sarah Friedrich, Valentin Haug, Alen Palackic, Benjamin Thomas, Ulrich Kneser, Dennis P Orgill, Gabriel Hundeshagen
INTRODUCTION: Significant morbidity and mortality are hallmarks of the functional decline seen in physically frail patients. The modified frailty index 5 (mFI-5) represents a risk predictor score that has been validated as a comorbidity-based scale in surgery. Serum albumin levels of <3.5 g/dL (hypoalbuminemia) have also been implicated with poor postoperative outcomes. However, the association between these two parameters remains to be investigated. We aimed to elucidate the interdependence of preoperative albumin levels and frailty, as evaluated by the mFI-5 score, and its reliability to prognosticate postoperative results in free flap reconstruction (FFR)...
May 2024: Microsurgery