# Frailty and functional decline after emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly: a prospective cohort study

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/frailty-and-functional-decline-after-emergency-abdominal-surgery-in-the-elderly/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Hwee Leong Tan,Shermain Chia,Nivedita Nadkarni,Shin Yuh Ang,Dennis Seow,Ting Hway Wong |
| Citations | 63 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13017-019-0280-z |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://wjes.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13017-019-0280-z |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2997966260 |
| PMID | 31892937 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2019 |

## Paper authors

- [Dennis Seow](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dennis-seow/)

## Paper journal

- [World Journal of Emergency Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/world-journal-of-emergency-surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)

## Paper topics

- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)
- [Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-anesthesia-and-surgical-outcomes/)
- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)

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