Predicting 1 year mortality after traumatic injury using the Clinical Frailty Scale.

Philip Braude Ben CarterFrances ParrySarah IbitoyeFrances RickardBen WaltonRoxanna ShortJulian ThompsonDavid Shipway

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

This study is the first to demonstrate a consistent effect of frailty, at all levels of severity and independent of age, on older peoples' survival 1 year after traumatic injury. These data support performing an admission frailty assessment to aid long-term management decisions and provide opportunity to modify frailty to improve outcomes.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
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