Preoperative Frailty Assessment With Ultrasound in Elderly Patients

Seoul National University Hospital150 enrolled

Overview

In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate the prediction accuracy of the thickness measured with point-of-care ultrasound of the rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles of frailty.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Frailty

Interventions

Point of care ultrasoundDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Measurement of thickness of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 60 years old or older scheduled for total knee arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to communicate with the patient or the patient's guardian * Myopathy * History of injury of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii or quadriceps femoris muscle. * History of total knee arthroplasty in the recent 3 months prior to surgery

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Jongno-gu, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prediction accuracy of the thickness of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles measured with point of care ultrasound