Clinical implications of frailty assessed in hospitalized patients with acute-exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

CONCLUSIONS: Frailty was associated with reduced exercise capacity, increased comorbidities and hospital complications. Identifying frailty may highlight those requiring additional multidisciplinary support, but further study is needed to explore whether frailty is modifiable with AE-ILD.PMID:38515270 | DOI:10.1177/14799731241240786

Source: Respiratory Care - March 22, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marine Van Hollebeke Karan Chohan Colin J Adams Jolene H Fisher Shane Shapera Lee Fidler Ewan C Goligher Tereza Martinu Lisa Wickerson Sunita Mathur Lianne G Singer W Darlene Reid Dmitry Rozenberg Source Type: research