Frailty in surgical wards - improving outcomes for frail patients

Including patients suffering orthopaedic trauma (not just surgical procedures such as endoscopy / abdominal surgery)

The 5 M's of Geriatric care: full link to the guidance sheet below image:

Clinical Frailty Scale FREE app - calculates the score accurately in seconds 

4AT - Rapid tool assessing for delirium, validated and used nationally! See below for free App details to use in clinical practice:  

Delirium can be hyper active / hypo active or mixed. Dont miss the signs.

Oxford University lecture: “One last question before the operation, how frail are you?"

(30 minutes long)

SPOTIFY PODCAST LINK BELOW IMAGE: MDTea. Discussing operative care with Consultant geriatrician Dr Ian Wilkinson 

Delirium: identifying and managing it using PINCHME

Image taken from British Geriatric Society article on delirium. Link available below image.