Journal article
LO60: Frailty and associated prognosis among older emergency department patients with suspected infection – a prospective, observational cohort study
Abstract
Introduction:
Prognostication 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.
Authors
Fernando S; Guo K; Lukasik M; Rochwerg B; Cook D; Kyeremanteng K; Perry J
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 22, No. S1, pp. s29–s29
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
5 2020
DOI
10.1017/cem.2020.115
ISSN
1481-8035