Journal article
Frailty and associated prognosis among older emergency department patients with suspected infection: A prospective, observational cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Prognosis and disposition among older emergency department (ED) patients with suspected infection remains challenging. Frailty is increasingly recognized as a predictor of poor prognosis among critically ill patients; however, its association with clinical outcomes among older ED patients with suspected infection is unknown.
METHODS: We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study at two tertiary care EDs. We included older ED …
Authors
Fernando SM; Guo KH; Lukasik M; Rochwerg B; Cook DJ; Kyeremanteng K; Perry JJ
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 687–691
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
9 2020
DOI
10.1017/cem.2020.377
ISSN
1481-8035