Abstract Background and Objectives Frailty leaves older adults vulnerable to adverse health
outcomes. Frailty assessment is recommended by multiple COVID‐19 guidelines to inform …

Purpose The purpose of current review is to conduct a systematic overview of articles
published between 2019 and 2021 on the relationship of comorbidities and mortality due to …

Caring for the elderly has always been challenging for the intensive care unit (ICU)
physician. Concerns like frailty, comorbidities, polypharmacy and advanced directives come …

Background Elderly patients represent a high-risk group with increased risk of death from
COVID-19. Despite the number of published studies, several unmet needs in care for older …

Purpose The number of patients≥ 80 years admitted into critical care is increasing.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) added another challenge for clinical decisions for …

Background Observational data during the pandemic have demonstrated mixed
associations between frailty and mortality. Aim To examine associations between frailty and …

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 …

BACKGROUND In the context of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it
has been reported that elderly patients are particularly at risk of developing severe illness …

Background Information is lacking regarding long-term survival and predictive factors for
mortality in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease …

Objective Prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, influenza was the
most frequent cause of viral respiratory pneumonia requiring intensive care unit (ICU) …