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Frailty and outcomes from pneumonia in critical illness: a population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: A threshold Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) of 5 (indicating mild frailty) has been proposed to guide ICU admission for UK patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. However, the impact of frailty on mortality with (non-COVID-19) pneumonia in critical illness is unknown. W...

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Autores principales: Darvall, Jai N., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Bailey, Michael, Paul, Eldho, Young, Paul J., Rockwood, Kenneth, Pilcher, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32891413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2020.07.049