The clinical frailty scale - does it predict outcome of the very-old in UK ICUs?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The age of patients admitted into critical care in the UK is increasing. Clinical decisions for very-old patients, usually defined as over 80, can be challenging. Clinicians are frequently asked to predict outcomes as part of discussions around the pros and cons of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Measures of overall health in old age, such as the clinical frailty scale (CFS), are increasingly used to help guide these discussions. We aimed to understand the characteristics of the very-old critically unwell population in the UK and the associations between frailty and outcome of an ICU admission in our healthcare system (National Health Service, NHS).

Methods

Baseline characteristics, ICU interventions and outcomes (ICU- and 30-day mortality) were recorded

SUBMITTER: Lonsdale DO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227901 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature