Clinical impact of frailty among patients with severe vital sign derangement: An observational study.

Laura K BechAnne LindhardtChristian Sahlholt Meyhoff

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2020)

Frail patients with severe vital sign derangement during acute hospital admissions were not more likely to be admitted to ICU nor was mortality higher. Treatment restrictions were more frequent among frail patients after vital sign derangements developed.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
early onset
newly diagnosed
drug induced
intensive care unit
liver failure
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
mechanical ventilation
risk factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
aortic dissection