Impact of frailty on clinical outcomes in patients with and without COVID-19 pneumonitis admitted to intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand: a retrospective registry data analysis.
Ashwin SubramaniamKiran ShekarChristopher AnsteyRavindranath TiruvoipatiDavid PilcherPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2022)
The presence of frailty was an independent risk factor for mortality. However, the impact of frailty on outcomes was similar in COVID-19 patients compared to other causes of viral pneumonitis.
Keyphrases
- data analysis
- sars cov
- intensive care unit
- community dwelling
- coronavirus disease
- interstitial lung disease
- cardiovascular events
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- mechanical ventilation
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- weight loss
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation