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Intensive Care Medicine· 2017Q1· Review

The impact of frailty on intensive care unit outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

John Muscedere, Braden Waters, Aditya Varambally, Sean M. Bagshaw et al.

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Frailty is present in 30% of ICU patients and significantly increases hospital mortality (RR 1.71) and long-term mortality (RR 1.53) compared to non-frail patients.

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Field: Geriatrics and Gerontology

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