Effectiveness of the frailty index in predicting recurrent pneumonia and death in long-term hospitalized patients with vascular cognitive impairment.
Rong ZhengSha HuangLanlan ChenLibin LiuMeiling GeYanwu YangYouguo TanXiaoyan Chen
Published in: Experimental gerontology (2024)
Frailty defined by the FI was effective for predicting the risk of mortality but not that of recurrent pneumonia in long-term hospitalized VCI patients aged 50 or older.