Frailty in the prediction of delirium in the intensive care unit: A secondary analysis of the Deli study.

Steven A FrostKathleen BrennanDavid SanchezJoan LynchSonja HedgesYu Chin HouMasar El SayfeSharon-Ann ShunkerTony BogdanovskiLeanne HuntEvan AlexandrouKaye RollsDanielle Ni ChroininAnders Åneman

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2023)

We have been able to show that both the cumulative deficits frailty index and clinical frailty scale predict an acute episode of delirium among adults admitted to intensive care.

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