Older people have paid a huge toll in terms of mortality during the coronavirus disease-19
(COVID-19) pandemic. Frailty may have contributed to the vulnerability of older people to …

Healthcare systems need to adapt to better serve an aging population with complex
presentations. Frailty assessments are a potential means to address this heterogeneity in …

Study objective We determine whether the Clinical Frailty Scale applied at emergency
department (ED) triage is associated with important service-and patient-related outcomes …

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify risk factors for delirium in
geriatric patients in the emergency department and to identify emergency department (ED) …

Background Frailty is a common condition present in older Emergency Department (ED)
patients that is associated with poor health outcomes. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a …

Background Although frailty has been associated with atypical manifestations of infections,
little is known about COVID-19 presentations in hospitalized frail patients. We aimed to …

As of now, studies on COVID‐19 have consistently shown that older age and comorbidity
are major risk factors for adverse outcomes and mortality [1–3]. However, it is unknown …

Abstract Objective To validate the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) for prediction of 1‐year all‐
cause mortality in the emergency department (ED) and compare its performance to the …

Background Focus on frailty status has become increasingly important when determining
care plans within and across health care sectors. A standardized frailty measure applicable …

Aims Data on the prognostic value of frailty to guide clinical decision-making for patients with
myocardial infarction (MI) are scarce. To analyse the association between frailty …