Journal article
Frailty and Associated Outcomes and Resource Utilization Among Older ICU Patients With Suspected Infection.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Suspected infection and sepsis are common conditions seen among older ICU patients. Frailty has prognostic importance among critically ill patients, but its impact on outcomes and resource utilization in older patients with suspected infection is unknown. We sought to evaluate the association between patient frailty (defined as a Clinical Frailty Scale ≥ 5) and outcomes of critically ill patients with suspected infection. We also …
Authors
Fernando SM; McIsaac DI; Perry JJ; Rochwerg B; Bagshaw SM; Thavorn K; Seely AJE; Forster AJ; Fiest KM; Dave C
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 8, pp. e669–e676
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2019
DOI
10.1097/ccm.0000000000003831
ISSN
0090-3493