Relationship between community walking ability and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with sepsis: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Relationship between community walking ability and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with sepsis: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Abstract Purpose To examine the association of a simple frailty assessment, Life Space (LS), with in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with sepsis. Methods We used data from a single hospital between 2014 and 2017. We included elderly patients (age ≥ 65 years) admitted to the intensive care uni...

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Main Authors: Ryo Ueno, Atsushi Shiraishi, Ryohei Yamamoto, Seibi Kobara, Yoshiro Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Adults
Frailty
Mortality
Sepsis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-019-0385-1

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