A 78-year-old woman with a CFS of 4 is found to have an incidental finding of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (5.8 cm) on ultrasound during investigation...

Question

A 78-year-old woman with a CFS of 4 is found to have an incidental finding of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (5.8 cm) on ultrasound during investigation for abdominal pain. She has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The vascular team is considering elective repair. What is the MOST important assessment to inform the surgical decision?

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A comprehensive assessment of her functional status, frailty, comorbidity burden, cognitive status, and patient preferences alongside the surgical risk

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Her age alone

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Whether her family wants her to have the operation

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Her BMI

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Her blood type

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): CGA-Informed Surgical Decision-Making