The impact of frailty on the postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing cholecystectomy: propensity score matched analysis of 2011–2017 US hospitals

Frailty is an aggregate variable that encompasses debilitating geriatric conditions, which potentially affects postoperative outcomes. In this study, we evaluate the relationship between clinical frailty and post-cholecystectomy outcomes using a national registry of hospitalized patients.2011-2017 National Inpatient Sample database was used to identify patients who underwent cholecystectomy. Patients were stratified using the Johns Hopkins ACG...