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Jakub Fronczek

MD, PhD | Research Fellow, Centre for Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine
Verified email at uj.edu.pl
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[HTML][HTML] External validation of the revised cardiac risk index and national surgical quality improvement program myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest calculator in …

J Fronczek, K Polok, PJ Devereaux, J Górka… - British Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Myocardial Infarction &
Cardiac Arrest (NSQIP MICA) calculator and the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) were …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between the Clinical Frailty Scale and short-term mortality in patients≥ 80 years old acutely admitted to the ICU: a prospective cohort study

J Fronczek, K Polok, DW De Lange, C Jung, M Beil… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is frequently used to measure frailty in critically
ill adults. There is wide variation in the approach to analysing the relationship between the …

[HTML][HTML] Association between tracheostomy timing and outcomes for older critically ill COVID-19 patients: prospective observational study in European intensive care …

K Polok, J Fronczek, PV Van Heerden… - British journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Tracheostomy is performed in patients expected to require prolonged mechanical
ventilation, but to date optimal timing of tracheostomy has not been established. The …

[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients aged≥ 70 years—a prospective multicentre cohort study

K Polok, J Fronczek, A Artigas, H Flaatten, B Guidet… - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a promising alternative to invasive mechanical
ventilation (IMV) with a particular importance amidst the shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) …

[HTML][HTML] Venous and arterial thrombosis in COVID-19: An updated narrative review

Z Al Duhailib, S Oczkowski, K Polok, J Fronczek… - Journal of infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly those
admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk of morbidity and mortality. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Myocardial injury is more common than deep venous thrombosis after vascular surgery and is associated with a high one year mortality risk

J Górka, K Polok, J Fronczek, K Górka, M Kózka… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective/background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been considered the dominant
major life threatening vascular complication after non-cardiac surgery, but recent studies …

[HTML][HTML] Academic anaesthesiology: a global perspective on training, support, and future development of early career researchers

O Stundner, MCB Adams, J Fronczek, V Kaura… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As anaesthesiologists face increasing clinical demands and a limited and competitive funding
environment for academic work, the sustainability of academic anaesthesiologists has …

Altered preoperative coagulation and fibrinolysis are associated with myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery

…, K Górka, A Włudarczyk, J Fronczek… - BJA: British Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS), a complication with
unclear pathogenesis, occurs within the first 30 days after surgery and worsens prognosis. …

[PDF][PDF] Frailty increases mortality among patients≥ 80 years old treated in Polish ICUs

J Fronczek, K Polok, I Nowak-Kózka… - Anaesthesiology …, 2018 - termedia.pl
Background: The increasing population of very old intensive care patients (VIPs) is a major
challenge currently faced by clinicians and policymakers. Reliable indicators of VIPs’ …

Thyroid hormones as potential prognostic factors in sepsis

…, K Polok, I Nowak-Kózka, J Fronczek… - Anaesthesiology …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Background Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
reaction to infection. There is an upward trend in sepsis prevalence and mortality worldwide. …