The role of Frailty on Adverse Outcomes Among Older Patients with COVID-19

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought an enormous burden to current healthcare systems worldwide with poor outcomes especially among older people 1. However, other comorbidities besides age were shown to affect the prognostic risk, suggesting that we need a more comprehensive approach 2. The assessment and adaptation of frailty using appropriate tools in clinical practice to determine health outcomes should constitute the cornerstone of patient management 3.

Source: Journal of Infection - September 27, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Harun Kundi, Elif Hande Özcan Çetin, Uğur Canpolat, Sevgi Aras, Osman Celik, Naim Ata, Suayip Birinci, Serkan Çay, Özcan Özeke, Ibrahim Halil Tanboğa, Serkan Topaloğlu Source Type: research