What do we know about frailty in the acute care setting? A scoping review
O Theou, E Squires, K Mallery, JS Lee, S Fay… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background The ability of acute care providers to cope with the influx of frail older patients is
increasingly stressed, and changes need to be made to improve care provided to older …
increasingly stressed, and changes need to be made to improve care provided to older …
Predictors of mortality in geriatric trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND The rate of mortality and factors predicting worst outcomes in the geriatric
population presenting with trauma are not well established. This study aimed to examine …
population presenting with trauma are not well established. This study aimed to examine …
Superiority of frailty over age in predicting outcomes among geriatric trauma patients: a prospective analysis
Importance The Frailty Index (FI) is a known predictor of adverse outcomes in geriatric
patients. The usefulness of the FI as an outcome measure in geriatric trauma patients is …
patients. The usefulness of the FI as an outcome measure in geriatric trauma patients is …
Emergency general surgery in the elderly: too old or too frail?
Background Assessment of operative risk in geriatric patients undergoing emergency
general surgery (EGS) is challenging. Frailty is an established measure for risk assessment …
general surgery (EGS) is challenging. Frailty is an established measure for risk assessment …
Validating trauma-specific frailty index for geriatric trauma patients: a prospective analysis
Background The Frailty Index has been shown to predict discharge disposition in geriatric
patients. The aim of this study was to validate the modified 15-variable Trauma-Specific …
patients. The aim of this study was to validate the modified 15-variable Trauma-Specific …
Association of loss of independence with readmission and death after discharge in older patients after surgical procedures
Importance Older adults are at increased risk for adverse events after surgical procedures.
Loss of independence (LOI), defined as a decline in function or mobility, increased care …
Loss of independence (LOI), defined as a decline in function or mobility, increased care …
Canadian study of health and aging clinical frailty scale: does it predict adverse outcomes among geriatric trauma patients?
A Cheung, B Haas, TJ Ringer, A McFarlan… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and the
laboratory Frailty Index (FI-lab) are validated tools based on clinical and laboratory data …
laboratory Frailty Index (FI-lab) are validated tools based on clinical and laboratory data …
[HTML][HTML] Severe trauma in the geriatric population
JA Llompart-Pou, J Pérez-Bárcena… - World journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Geriatric trauma constitutes an increasingly recognized problem. Aging results in a
progressive decline in cellular function which leads to a loose of their capacity to respond to …
progressive decline in cellular function which leads to a loose of their capacity to respond to …
[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of frailty and acute care in middle-aged and older individuals with recommendations for future research
There is general agreement that frailty is a state of heightened vulnerability to stressors
arising from impairments in multiple systems leading to declines in homeostatic reserve and …
arising from impairments in multiple systems leading to declines in homeostatic reserve and …
Shock index predicts mortality in geriatric trauma patients: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
BACKGROUND Heart rate and systolic blood pressure are unreliable in geriatric trauma
patients. Shock index (SI)(heart rate/systolic blood pressure) is a simple marker of worse …
patients. Shock index (SI)(heart rate/systolic blood pressure) is a simple marker of worse …