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Preoperative frailty assessment predicts loss of independence after vascular surgery

Graham Donald, Amir Ghaffarian, Farid Isaac, Larry W. Kraiss, Claire L. Griffin, Brigitte K. Smith, Mark R. Sarfati, Julie Beckstrom, Benjamin S. Brooke

Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2018 · 86 citations · 17 references

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