Background: Readmissions after hospital discharge are common and costly, but prediction
models are poor at identifying patients at high risk of readmission. We evaluated the impact …

Few studies have focused on frailty as a predictor of mortality and readmission among
inpatients in the acute care setting, especially over long follow-up periods. We conducted …

Background: older people are at an increased risk of adverse outcomes following
attendance at acute hospitals. Screening tools may help identify those most at risk. The …

Background Frailty is characterized by increased vulnerability to external stressors. When
frail older adults are admitted to hospital, they are at increased risk of adverse events …

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a state of vulnerability to diverse stressors. We assessed the
impact of frailty on outcomes after discharge in older surgical patients. METHODS: We …

Abstract The Reported Edmonton Frail Scale was used to describe the prevalence of frailty
in an acute general medical unit. The relationship between frailty, discharge destination …

Objectives There is a paucity of data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized
older adults. We aim to (1) compare the performance of frailty measures [5-item scale of …

Objectives Data for the assessment of frailty in acutely ill hospitalized older adults remains
limited. Using the Frailty Index (FI) as “gold standard,” we compared (1) the diagnostic …

Background Guidelines recommend routine frailty screening for all hospitalised older adults
to inform care decisions, based mainly on studies in elective or speciality-specific settings …

OBJECTIVES Few studies examine the impact of frailty on long‐term patient‐oriented
outcomes after emergency general surgery (EGS). We measured the prevalence of frailty …