The modified frailty index predicts postoperative venous thromboembolism incidence better than older age in colorectal surgery patients

Authors

• Garyn T. Metoyer, Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2401 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA. Electronic address: gmetoyer@lifebridgehealth.org.
• Juzer Ali Asgar, Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2401 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA; University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 275 7th Ave 26th Floor, New York, NY, 10001, USA. Electronic address: juzeraliasgar@gmail.com.
• Christopher R. D'Adamo, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. Electronic address: cdadamo@som.umaryland.edu.
• Joshua H. Wolf, Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2401 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA; Department of Surgery, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA. Electronic address: joswolf@lifebridgehealth.org.
• Mark Katlic, Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2401 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA; Department of Surgery, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA. Electronic address: mkatlic@lifebridgehealth.org.
• Shane Svoboda, Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2401 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA. Electronic address: shanesvob@gmail.com.
• Arun Mavanur, Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2401 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. Electronic address: amavanur@lifebridgehealth.org.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

10-1-2024

Journal

American journal of surgery

Volume

236

DOI

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.011

APA Citation

Metoyer, Garyn T.; Ali Asgar, Juzer; D'Adamo, Christopher R.; Wolf, Joshua H.; Katlic, Mark; Svoboda, Shane; and Mavanur, Arun, "The modified frailty index predicts postoperative venous thromboembolism incidence better than older age in colorectal surgery patients" (2024). GW Authored Works. Paper 5950.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/5950

Department

Surgery