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

OBJECTIVES:. 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 c...

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Main Authors: Leandro Utino Taniguchi, PhD, Thiago Junqueira Avelino-Silva, PhD, Murilo Bacchini Dias, MD, Wilson Jacob-Filho, PhD, Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti, PhD, on behalf of CO-FRAIL Study Group and EPICCoV Study Group, for COVID HCFMUSP Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-06-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000712