Search results for "Frailty"
Routine frailty screening may help predict risk for poor outcomes in critically ill patients
In a study of 175 ICUs in Australia and New Zealand, patients who were frail at ICU admission had an in-hospital mortality rate of 16% compared to 5% in those who were not. Frail patients also had longer lengths of stay in the ICU and hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/09/3.htm
9 Jun 2021
Two common assessment methods highlight link between frailty and postoperative delirium
An analysis of elective surgery patients ages 70 years or older found that those assessed as frail by the frailty index or frailty phenotype had double the risk of postoperative delirium versus those who weren't frail.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/two-common-assessment-methods-highlight-link-between-frailty-and-postoperative-delirium.htm
22 Nov 2023
New frailty risk score for hospitals developed using ICD-10 codes
The score has low discriminative ability at the individual level but provides hospital-level data about the prevalence of frailty among inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/09/3.htm
9 May 2018
American Heart Association issues scientific statement on cardiogenic shock in older adults
The statement provides suggestions for clinical practice, highlighting the crucial role of individualized risk assessment, an interdisciplinary approach, and patient-centered decision making in the management of cardiogenic shock among older adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/american-heart-association-issues-scientific-statement-on-cardiogenic-shock-in-older-adults.htm
6 Mar 2024
Frailty associated with failure to rescue after surgery, study finds
The results suggest that the risk-benefit ratio of even minor elective procedures needs to be carefully considered in individuals who are considered frail, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/28/3.htm
28 Mar 2018
November 22, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/
Latest COVID-19 research looks at frailty and viral load, serologic testing
Other studies examined transmission of the virus in patients with nonsevere disease and population mobility during the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/08/1.htm
8 Jul 2020
March 1, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/
Frailty assessment index based on lab tests may help predict outcomes in hospitalized older adults
The index uses data from 27 laboratory values routinely assessed within 72 hours of hospital admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/3.htm
15 Jan 2020
May 2017
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/