Frailty is independently associated with mortality in 11 001 patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Bharati KocharWinston CaiAndrew CaganAshwin N AnanthakrishnanPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
Frailty is prevalent in IBD patients and increases with age. Frailty nearly triples the odds of mortality for IBD patients. Risk stratifying patients by frailty may improve outcomes.