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 …

BACKGROUND The frailty index (FI) has been shown to predict outcomes in geriatric
patients. However, FI has never been applied as a prognostic measure after trauma. The …

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 …

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 …

BACKGROUND Different frailty scores have been proposed to measure frailty. No study has
compared their predictive ability to predict outcomes in trauma patients. The aim of our study …

Background Although many frailty scales exist, a single scale has not been agreed upon to
define frailty. Herein, we determined whether the Canadian Study on Health and Aging …

Background Frailty is highly prevalent in the elderly and confers high risk for adverse
outcomes. We aimed to assess the impact of frailty on critically ill older adult trauma patients …

METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study of all elderly (age≥ 65 years) trauma
patients presenting at our level one trauma center. Patient's frailty status was calculated …

METHODS We prospectively collected geriatric (age older than 65 years) EGS patients for 2
years. Postoperative complications were collected. Frailty index was calculated for 200 …

Background The 5-item modified frailty index (mFI-5) has been shown to predict adverse
outcomes in surgery; yet, its role in trauma patients is unclear. We hypothesized that …