Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were surprised by
findings showing death rates are higher among physically weak patients than they previously thought. They looked at the outcomes of 400,000 people who had surgery and said, no procedure should be classed as being ‘low-risk’ when it comes to frail patients. It’s important to understand risks versus benefits, especially elective surgery in an older or delicate population of people. [Please tune into ‘The Dr. Bob Martin Show to learn more about this topic]
