Combined frailty score (HAT score)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Haemoglobin-ASA-Timed-up-and-go Score - A combined frailty score for prediction of morbidity and mortality in the elderly surgical population.

• IRAS ID

  209942

• Contact name

  Irwin Foo

• Contact email

  Irwin.Foo@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  NHS Lothian

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 8 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  This is an observational study that aims to investigate how frailty in patients affects outcome after an operations. It has been shown that being increasingly frail puts patients at increased risk of complications during the operative period. In this study we will carry out 3 simples tests in patients attending the pre-asssesment clinic at the western general hospital. 2 of these tests are carried out routinely in the pre-assessment clinic and we will perform one additional test. These tests are:

  Standard tests:
  Haemoglobin level
  American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) score

  Additional test:
  Timed-up-and-go test

  From the results of these tests a combined score will be derived to indicate how frail a patient is. They will be followed up after their operation to look at their outcome - this will include where they go after leaving hospital, serious complications, morbidity and mortality.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/WM/0494

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 Dec 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion