BACKGROUND Elderly trauma patients have outcomes worse than those of similarly injured
younger patients. Although patient age and comorbidities explain some of the difference, the …

Introduction The trauma population is aging and better prognostic measures for geriatric
trauma patients are required. Frailty rather than age appears to be associated with poor …

Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a pathological fibroinflammatory response to
persistent inflammation or stress to the pancreas. The effect of frailty on outcomes in patients …

Remote screening physical frailty (PF) may assist in triaging patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) who are in clinical priorities to visit a clinical center for …

BACKGROUND Frailty assessment of injured older adults (IOAs) is important for clinical
management; however, the feasibility of screening for preinjury frailty has not been …

Introduction Ground-level falls (GLF) are typically reported as a minor mechanism of injury;
however, they represent a significant portion of hospitalized geriatric trauma patients as they …

Importance Physical frailty is a key risk factor associated with higher rates of major adverse
events (MAEs) after surgery. Assessing physical frailty is often challenging among patients …

BACKGROUND Assessing frailty in patients with an acute trauma can be challenging. To
provide trustworthy results, tools should be feasible and reliable. This systematic review …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), advanced age, and cerebral vascular disease are factors
conferring increased risk for late onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). These conditions are also …

Objectives To determine whether frail elderly adults are at greater risk of fracture after a
ground‐level fall (GLF) than those who are not frail. Design Prospective observational study …