Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Postoperative outcomes in older patients living with frailty and multimorbidity in the UK: Sprint National Anaesthesia Project (SNAP-3), a snapshot observational study
Authors' conclusion
SNAP-3 highlights the impact of frailty on postoperative outcomes. Multimorbidity had less impact, with an effect on postoperative morbidity the only one to have strong statistical evidence.
Study context
- Population
- UK patients aged ≥60 yr undergoing surgery (excluding minor procedures)
- Participants
- 7,129 patients · 214 hospitals
- Exposure
- Frailty and multimorbidity vs none
- Outcome
- Impact of frailty and multimorbidity on postoperative outcomes
Methodological detailssnapshot, multicentre
- Snapshot
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Median length of stay (LOS) longer for Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) 4 vs non-frail, without multimorbidity
0.75
days; 95% CI 0.34–1.16
Median LOS longer for CFS 5 vs non-frail, without multimorbidity
2.69
days; 95% CI 0.76–4.62
Multimorbidity and postoperative morbidity, aOR
1.46
95% CI 1.24–1.73
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Postoperative outcomes in older patients living with frailty and multimorbidity in the UK: SNAP-3, a snapshot observational study. Br J Anaesth. Published 27 May 2025. doi:10.
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