Background Preoperative frailty may be a strong predictor of adverse postoperative
outcomes. We investigated the association between frailty and clinical outcomes in surgical …

Introduction: As new treatments have become established, more frail pre-ICU patients are
being admitted to intensive care units (ICUs); this is creating new challenges to provide …

Introduction Throughout the years, a decreasing trend in mortality rate has been
demonstrated in patients suffering severe trauma. This increases the relevance of …

Introduction It is increasingly recognized that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a
relevant outcome to study in populations comprising severely injured patients. Although …

Objective: Exemplify an explainable machine learning framework to bring database to the
bedside; develop and validate a point-of-care frailty assessment tool to prognosticate …

Background Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) following trauma often have
multiple injuries, which can lead to disordered swallowing, dysphagia. The prevalence of …

Introduction: Cases of major trauma in the very old (over 80 years) are increasingly common
in the intensive care unit (ICU). Predicting outcome is challenging in this group of patients as …

Background Older individuals are at an increased risk of delayed recovery following a
traumatic injury. Measurement of muscularity and frailty at hospital admission may aid with …

Purpose Currently, assessing trauma severity alone in geriatric trauma patients (GTPs)
cannot accurately predict the risk of serious adverse outcomes during hospitalization. As an …

In this issue of Australian Critical Care, we focus on research by allied health professionals
(AHPs) and the benefits of multidisciplinary, collaborative research in intensive care. Allied …