Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a commonly used frailty measure in intensive
care unit (ICU) settings. We are interested in the test characteristics, especially interrater …

Purpose To describe pre-ICU frailty in critically ill patients using the Clinical Frailty Scale
(CFS). Methods We included patients≥ 18 years admitted to 2 ICUs in Hamilton, Canada …

Purpose We aimed to describe the association of two frailty screening tools, the validated
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score and the recently described modified Frailty Index (mFI) in …

Background Frailty is characterized by increased vulnerability to external stressors. When
frail older adults are admitted to hospital, they are at increased risk of adverse events …

Purpose Frailty is a valuable predictor for outcome in elderly ICU patients, and has been
suggested to be used in various decision-making processes prior to and during an ICU …

Purpose There is a considerable need to measure frailty retrospectively in clinical practice
and research. We assessed agreement, accuracy, precision, and reliability of retrospectively …

Purpose Frailty is a recent concept used for evaluating elderly individuals. Our study
determined the prevalence of frailty in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and its impact on the …

Background Very old critical ill patients are a rapid expanding group. To better understand
the magnitude of the challenges involved in intensive care practice for an ageing population …

Background Increasing frailty is associated with risk of mortality and functional decline in
hospitalized older adults, but there is no consensus on the best screening method for use by …

Abstract Introduction: We developed a Clinical Frailty Scale algorithm (CFS-A) to minimise
interrater variability and to facilitate wider application across clinical settings. We compared …