Background Frailty is a common condition present in older Emergency Department (ED)
patients that is associated with poor health outcomes. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a …

Objectives There is little evidence in the literature about the relationship between frailty and
falls in older adults. Our objective was to explore the relationship between frailty and falls …

Introduction The incidence of major trauma in older people is increasing. Frailty is likely to
be a factor that influences the outcomes of trauma. We conducted a systematic review …

Abstract Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a representative frailty assessment
tool in medicine. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to examine whether frailty …

Background Frailty is known to affect how people admitted with traumatic injuries recover
during their inpatient stay and shortly after discharge. However, few studies have examined …

Background The introduction of specific pathways of care for older trauma patients has been
shown to decrease hospital length of stay and the overall rate of complications. The extent …

Objective To systematically review research on acute hospital care for frail or older adults
experiencing moderate to major trauma. Setting Electronic databases (Medline, Embase …

Background With an aging population, the number of elderly individuals exposed to
traumatic injuries is increasing. The elderly age criterion for traumatic injuries has been …

Abstract Purpose The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) allows health care providers to quickly
stratify older patients, to support clinical decision-making. However, few studies have …

A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the association between frailty and
postoperative complications in patients with prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy …