Validating trauma-specific frailty index for geriatric trauma patients: a prospective analysis

B Joseph, V Pandit, B Zangbar, N Kulvatunyou… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The Frailty Index has been shown to predict discharge disposition in geriatric
patients. The aim of this study was to validate the modified 15-variable Trauma-Specific
Frailty Index (TSFI) to predict discharge disposition in geriatric trauma patients. We
hypothesized that TSFI can predict discharge disposition in geriatric trauma patients. Study
Design We performed a 2-year (2011–2013) prospective analysis of all geriatric trauma
patients presenting to our Level I trauma center. Patient discharge disposition was …
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