The clinical frailty scale - does it predict outcome of the very-old in UK ICUs?
Jeffrey LipmanLiting TongHelen FarrahSarah Farnell-WardChris RyanXimena WatsonMaurizio CecconiHans FlaattenJesper FjølnerChristian JungBertrand GuidetDylan de LangeWojciech SzczeklikJohanna M MuessigSusannah K LeaverPublished in: Journal of the Intensive Care Society (2022)
In the UK, frailty is associated with an increase in mortality at 30-days following an ICU admission. At moderate frailty (CFS 5-6), three out of every five patients admitted survived to 30-days. This is a similar mortality to septic shock.