Frailty and Anaesthesia

Dr Richard Griffiths, consultant in anaesthesia, discusses his article 'Frailty in anaesthesia: what we need to know' from the December print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include frailty assessment tools, the 2010 NCEPOD report 'An Age Old Problem' and The National Hip Fracture Database Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP).