The clinical frailty scale predicts 1-year mortality in emergency department patients aged 65 years and older.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To validate the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) for prediction of 1-year all-cause mortality in the emergency department (ED) and compare its performance to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI).

Methods

Prospective cohort study at the ED of a tertiary care center in Northwestern Switzerland. All patients aged ≥65 years were included from March 18 to May 20, 2019, after informed consent. Frailty status was assessed using CFS, excluding level 9 (palliative). Acuity level was assessed using ESI. Both CFS and ESI were adjusted for age, sex and presenting condition in multivariable logistic regression. Prognostic performance was assessed for discrimination and calibration separately. Estimates were internally validated by Bootstrapping. Restricted mean survival time (RMST) w

SUBMITTER: Rueegg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9320818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature