Frailty Predicts Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, 155 N. Fresno St, Fresno, San Francisco, CA, 93701, USA. hunza.chaudhry@ucsf.edu.
² Liver Institute Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, FL, USA.
⁴ Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados.
⁵ Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Punjab, India.
⁶ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, Fresno, CA, USA.

Hunza Chaudhry et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;27(11):2574-2576.

doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05745-2. Epub 2023 Jun 27.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, 155 N. Fresno St, Fresno, San Francisco, CA, 93701, USA. hunza.chaudhry@ucsf.edu.
² Liver Institute Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, FL, USA.
⁴ Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados.
⁵ Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Punjab, India.
⁶ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, Fresno, CA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Frailty; Outcomes; POEM; Perioperative.

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