PL02: Derivation and validation of a feasible emergency department specific frailty index to predict adverse outcomes

Introduction: Frailty is an overarching concept in geriatric medicine. However its utility in the emergency department (ED) was not well understood. Objectives were to derive and validate an ED specific frailty index (FI-ED), using a cumulative deficits model; and to evaluate its ability to predict...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of emergency medicine 2017-05, Vol.19 (S1), p.S26-S26
Hauptverfasser:	Brousseau, A., Dent, E., Hubbard, R.E., Melady, D., Émond, M., Mercier, E., Costa, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Emergency medical care Frailty Geriatrics Health risk assessment Long term health care Plenary Oral Presentations
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