COVID-19–Associated Outcomes of Critical Illness in Patients with Frailty: a Cohort Study
Pre-admission frailty was present in 20.2% of COVID-19 ICU admissions and was associated with higher risk of hospital mortality. Frailty assessment may yield valuable prognostic information when considering COVID-19 ICU admission; however, further study is needed to identify effect on patient-centred outcomes in this heterogeneous population.
Authors
- Carmel Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0527-7538)
- Oleksa Gregory Rewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8718-0547)
- Sean M. Bagshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-6596)
- Darryl Rolfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9412-0737)
- Lazar Milovanovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-5199)
- Andrea Davenport
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Geriatrics Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.27.731
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- Canadian Frailty Network
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research