Relationship between the Clinical Frailty Scale and short-term mortality in patients ≥ 80 years old acutely admitted to the ICU: a prospective cohort study

Relationship between the Clinical Frailty Scale and short-term mortality in patients ≥ 80 years old acutely admitted to the ICU: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is frequently used to measure frailty in critically ill adults. There is wide variation in the approach to analysing the relationship between the CFS score and mortality after admission to the ICU. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of mod...

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Main Authors: Jakub Fronczek, Kamil Polok, Dylan W. de Lange, Christian Jung, Michael Beil, Andrew Rhodes, Jesper Fjølner, Jacek Górka, Finn H. Andersen, Antonio Artigas, Maurizio Cecconi, Steffen Christensen, Michael Joannidis, Susannah Leaver, Brian Marsh, Alessandro Morandi, Rui Moreno, Sandra Oeyen, Christina Agvald-Öhman, Bernardo Bollen Pinto, Joerg C. Schefold, Andreas Valentin, Sten Walther, Ximena Watson, Tilemachos Zafeiridis, Sigal Sviri, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Hans Flaatten, Bertrand Guidet, Wojciech Szczeklik, for the VIP1, VIP2 study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Intensive care units
Aged, 80 and over
Frailty
Prospective studies
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03632-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03632-3

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