[HTML][HTML] Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) indicated frailty is associated with increased in-hospital and 30-day mortality in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta …
Background The concept of frailty provides an age-independent, easy-to-use tool for risk
stratification. We aimed to summarize the evidence on the efficacy of frailty tools in risk …
stratification. We aimed to summarize the evidence on the efficacy of frailty tools in risk …
[HTML][HTML] Ethical guidance for hard decisions: a critical review of early international COVID-19 ICU triage guidelines
This article provides a critical comparative analysis of the substantive and procedural values
and ethical concepts articulated in guidelines for allocating scarce resources in the COVID …
and ethical concepts articulated in guidelines for allocating scarce resources in the COVID …
Intersections of ageism toward older adults and other isms during the COVID‐19 pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic is a significant global issue that has exacerbated pre‐existing
structural and social inequalities. There are concerns that ageism toward older adults has …
structural and social inequalities. There are concerns that ageism toward older adults has …
Which factors should be included in triage? An online survey of the attitudes of the UK general public to pandemic triage dilemmas
D Wilkinson, H Zohny, A Kappes… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective As cases of COVID-19 infections surge, concerns have renewed about intensive
care units (ICUs) being overwhelmed and the need for specific triage protocols over winter …
care units (ICUs) being overwhelmed and the need for specific triage protocols over winter …
Who gets the ventilator? A multicentre survey of intensivists' opinions of triage during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic
J Fjølner, ØA Haaland, C Jung… - Acta …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused a shortage of intensive care resources.
Intensivists' opinion of triage and ventilator allocation during the COVID‐19 pandemic is not …
Intensivists' opinion of triage and ventilator allocation during the COVID‐19 pandemic is not …
[HTML][HTML] Baseline frailty as a predictor of survival after critical care: a retrospective cohort study of older adults receiving home care in Ontario, Canada
Background The extent by which the degree of baseline frailty, as measured using
standardized multidimensional health assessments before admission to hospital, predicts …
standardized multidimensional health assessments before admission to hospital, predicts …
Patient perspectives on the use of frailty, cognitive function, and age in kidney transplant evaluation
P Shrestha, SE Van Pilsum Rasmussen… - AJOB Empirical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background The allocation of scarce deceased donor kidneys is a complex process.
Transplant providers are increasingly relying on constructs such as frailty and cognitive …
Transplant providers are increasingly relying on constructs such as frailty and cognitive …
[HTML][HTML] Systemising triage: COVID-19 guidelines and their underlying theories of distributive justice
LJ Meier - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming public health-care systems around the
world. With demand exceeding the availability of medical resources in several regions …
world. With demand exceeding the availability of medical resources in several regions …
Frailty as a Priority-Setting Criterion for Potentially Lifesaving Treatment—Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Circularity, and Indirect Discrimination?
S Holm, DJ Warrington - Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis after a stressor
event. Frailty is most frequently assessed in the old using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CSF) …
event. Frailty is most frequently assessed in the old using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CSF) …
[HTML][HTML] Preparing for the worst-case scenario in a pandemic: intensivists simulate prioritization and triage of scarce ICU resources
K Knochel, K Adaktylos-Surber, EM Schmolke… - Critical care …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Simulation and evaluation of a prioritization protocol at a German university
hospital using a convergent parallel mixed methods design. DESIGN: Prospective single …
hospital using a convergent parallel mixed methods design. DESIGN: Prospective single …