Frailty is associated with increased mortality among lung transplant candidates. We sought
to determine the association between frailty, as measured by the Short Physical …

Rationale: Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in abdominal organ
transplantation but has not been examined in lung transplantation. Objectives: To examine …

BACKGROUND Frailty is common in adults with advanced lung disease and is associated
with death before and after lung transplantation. We aimed to determine whether frailty …

Background Frailty is a condition of increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes.
Although frailty is an important prognostic factor for many conditions, the effect of frailty on …

BACKGROUND The Fried frailty phenotype is associated with morbidity and mortality in lung
transplant (LTx) candidates, but its clinical application and association with post-transplant …

Background Existing measures of frailty developed in community dwelling older adults may
misclassify frailty in lung transplant candidates. We aimed to develop a novel frailty scale for …

Background. Frailty contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in patients referred for
and undergoing lung transplantation (LTX). The study aim was to determine if frailty is …

Background Lung transplantation and related medications are associated with
pathobiological changes that can induce frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve …

Background Frail lung transplant candidates are more likely to be delisted or die without
receiving a transplant. Further knowledge of what frailty represents in this population will …

Introduction: Lung transplantation is an effective treatment for certain types of end-stage lung
disease. Frailty is a complex clinical syndrome associated with decreased physiological …