The construct of frailty was first developed in gerontology to help identify older adults with
increased vulnerability when confronted with a health stressor. This article is a review of …

Background. Frailty is a multidimensional condition and is the result of the body's age-
associated decline in physical, cognitive, physiological, and immune reserves. The aim of …

A consensus conference on frailty in kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplantation sponsored
by the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and endorsed by the American Society of …

Objective: To test whether frailty, a novel measure of physiologic reserve, is associated with
longer kidney transplant (KT) length of stay (LOS), and modifies the association between …

Results At cohort entry, the mean age was 54.8 years (SD 13.3), 56.5% were men, and
72.8% were black. The prevalence of frailty and intermediate frailty were 34.0% and 37.7 …

Prehabilitation is the process of enhancing preoperative functional capacity to improve
tolerance for the upcoming stressor; it was associated with improved postoperative …

Objectives To understand the natural history of frailty after an aggressive surgical
intervention, kidney transplantation (KT). Design Prospective cohort study (December 2008 …

Background Among community-dwelling older adults, frailty is associated with heightened
markers of inflammation and subsequent mortality. Although frailty is common among end …

Background Frailty increases early hospital readmission and mortality risk among kidney
transplantation (KT) recipients. Although frailty represents a high-risk state for this …

Background There is currently no consensus as to a standardized tool for frailty
measurement in any patient population. In the solid-organ transplantation population …