Patients with heart failure who had worse clinical frailty scores at discharge were also at higher risk of death within the next 2 years. Frailty is closely linked to adverse outcomes in older adults, ...

Frailty increased during the first year after the initiation of dialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Pre-dialysis frailty was associated with an increased risk for hospitalisation, and ...

A new study classifies frailty in older people, coming up with two subtypes. The classification may further help clinicians manage frailty and deliver more customized care. The study evaluated the ...

Asan Medical Center has introduced an advanced version of its elderly frailty score, which can now predict more risks associated with hospitalisation. The Acure Geriatric Risk Scale builds on the ...

Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS): A Rapid and Robust Indicator of Patient Vulnerability after Heart Failure (IMAGE) Juntendo University Research Promotion Center Caption Patients with heart failure who ...

Checking for frailty and treating it should be top priorities when providing healthcare and health planning for older adults, according to a report published Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of ...

Approximately 12% of patients hospitalized with sepsis had developed new frailty upon hospital discharge. Inpatients with sepsis need targeted strategies to reduce frailty, which is a known risk ...