The impact of frailty on in-hospital complications in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is linked to a range of in-hospital complications, and age is recognized as risk factor for adverse events. Discrepancies between physiological and chronological age are explained by frailty. However, the relationship between frailty and in-hospital complications is not clear.

Methods

Assessment of frailty in patients was carried out using the FRAIL scale. In-hospital complications assessed included, bleeding, infection, arrhythmia, acute kidney injury (AKI), delirium, stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), liver injury, hypoglycemia, length of stay in the cardiac care unit (CCU).

Results

Of the 174 patients, frailty was identified in 39.1% and pre-frailty in 29.9%. Frailty was associated with a higher incidence of all types o

SUBMITTER: Nowak W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature