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Frailty in the critically ill: a novel concept

The concept of frailty has been defined as a multidimensional syndrome characterized by the loss of physical and cognitive reserve that predisposes to the accumulation of deficits and increased vulnerability to adverse events. Frailty is strongly correlated with age, and overlaps with and extends as...

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Autores principales: McDermid, Robert C, Stelfox, Henry T, Bagshaw, Sean M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21345259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9297