Association of Frailty, Organ Support, and Long-Term Survival in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have explored the effect of frailty on the long-term survival of COVID-19 patients after ICU admission. Furthermore, the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) validity in critical care patients remains debated. We investigated the association between frailty and 6-month survival in critically ill COVID-19 patients. We also explored whether ICU resource utilization varied according to frailty status and examined the concurrent validity of the CFS in this setting.

Design

Ancillary study of a longitudinal prospective cohort.

Setting

University hospital in São Paulo.

Patients

Patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to ICU.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We assessed baseline frailty using the CFS (1-9; frail ≥ 5) and used validated procedu

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi LU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature