… This short paper is meant to be a guide for people new to the Clinical Frailty Scale… resources
about how to use the scale. Here we will discuss what frailty is, how the Clinical Frailty Scale …

… Using the clinical frailty scale in allocating scarce health care resources. … KR has
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… ICU setting to triage, care, and allocate resources are needed [66]… referrals to various health
services and identifying optimal … The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) has been suggested as one …

… Therefore, if an ED could allocate specific geriatric resources, as suggested as one of the
facilitators in this study, it would likely be most beneficial during periods of peak workload. …

Importance During the COVID-19 pandemic, many US states issued or revised pandemic
preparedness plans guiding allocation of critical care resources during crises. State plans vary …

… becomes increasingly relevant in the provision of health care … decisions about resource
allocation and service access. … for using the Clinical Frailty Scale for people new to the scale [18]. …

… to summarise a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and yield a care plan. Especially …
health care professionals without training in frailty care as a resource allocation tool and for care …

… allocation of health and social care resources. In this study the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) …
as a potential tool to aid in the equitable allocation of health services resources in this study …

… A different definition of frailty, via the Clinical Frailty Scale, is … -19 pandemic in allocating
scarce health-care resources. The … in accessing health care services (both medical and technical…

… regard to scarce resources. Preferentially allocating ICU beds and ventilators to clinicians
is … of front-line health care workers should be recognized in allocation policies, especially in …