A comparison between the clinical frailty scale and the hospital frailty risk score to risk stratify older people with emergency care needs

A comparison between the clinical frailty scale and the hospital frailty risk score to risk stratify older people with emergency care needs

Abstract Background Older adults living with frailty who require treatment in hospitals are increasingly seen in the Emergency Departments (EDs). One quick and simple frailty assessment tool—the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)—has been embedded in many EDs in the United Kingdom (UK). However, it carrie...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Alshibani, Tim Coats, Laia Maynou, Fiona Lecky, Jay Banerjee, Simon Conroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Geriatric
Elderly
Urgent Care
Frailty
Correlation
Outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00730-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00730-5

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