Of patients awaiting lung transplantation, the death rates are highest in those with idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), suggesting that many IPF patients are referred late for …

Background Frail patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face a higher
risk of adverse outcomes, but there is no clear consensus on which frailty measures are …

Background Frailty, a state of reduced physiological reserve, is common in people with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Frailty can occur at any age; however, the …

The syndrome of frailty for patients undergoing heart or lung transplantation has been a
recent focus for perioperative clinicians because of its association with postoperative …

Background Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability that has a significant risk of
unfavorable outcomes such as increased dependency and/or death, but little is known about …

BACKGROUND: Among older persons, the association between frailty and spirometry-
confirmed respiratory impairment has not been evaluated yet. METHODS: By using data on …

Background Frailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with
adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease …

Background. Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to various health stressors but little
information is summarized about frailty in patients with specific chronic respiratory diseases …

Introduction There is a hypothesis that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an
accelerated ageing disease. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterised by physical …

Background There is growing consensus that frailty, a state of vulnerability and a decline in
functioning across multiple physiological body systems, is a valuable criterion to guide …