Geriatric Assessment as a qualification element for elective and emergency cholecystectomy in older patients

Table 1 Glossary of the tests used in the geriatric assessment with the range and the literature-based cut-off scores

TEST		NUMBER OF ITEMS	RANGE	CUT-OFF SCORE
ADL [13]	Functional status	6	0–6	<5
IADL [14]	Functional status	8	0–8	≤7
BOMC Test [15]	Cognitive assessment	6	0–28	>10
CDT-test [16]	Cognitive assessment	7	0–7	>3
Charlson Comorbidity Scale [17]	Comorbidity	19	0–37	>3
Geriatric Depression Scale [18]	Depression	15	0–15	>5
MNA full [19]	Nutritional assessment	18	0–30	<24
Polypharmacy [20]	Polypharmacy	1	0-∞	≥5 drugs/day

ADL Activities of daily living, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, BOMC Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, CDT Clock Drawing Test, CCS Charlson Comorbidity Scale, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment

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