Impact of frailty on the short-term outcomes of elderly intensive care unit patients.

Ruei-Ning SuWei-Shu LaiChih-Cheng HsiehJing-Nian JhangYun-Chen KuHui-I Lien

Published in: Nursing in critical care (2022)

Frailty could be included in the prognostic evaluation of either mortality risk or functional outcome. Prompt palliative care might be one last piece of holistic elder care.

Keyphrases

palliative care
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
community dwelling
healthcare
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
advanced cancer
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
pain management