Self-reported frailty: good enough for perioperative practice?

The authors investigate whether self-reported frailty can be an effective measure for assessing patient risk in perioperative practice, given the challenges of routinely measuring frailty. They reference a study by Alkadari et al., which demonstrates a largely successful implementation of self-reported frailty among 531 older adults undergoing noncardiac surgery, while acknowledging that some challenges persist.