Association between frailty, delirium, and mortality in older critically ill patients: a binational registry study.
Berhe W SahleDavid PilcherEdward LittonRichard Ofori-AsensoKarlheinz PeterJames McFadyenTracey K BucknallPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2022)
Both frailty and delirium independently increase the risk of in-hospital mortality and LOS. Acute delirium is more common in frail patients; however, it does not mediate or modify a clinically meaningful amount of the association between frailty and in-hospital mortality and LOS.
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