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ArticleCanadian geriatrics journal : CGJ2024

COVID-19-Associated Outcomes of Critical Illness in Patients with Frailty: a Cohort Study.

Carmel L Montgomery, Andrea Davenport, Lazar Milovanovic, Sean M Bagshaw, Darryl B Rolfson, Oleksa G Rewa

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Carmel L MontgomeryFaculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
Andrea DavenportDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton.
Lazar MilovanovicDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton.
Sean M BagshawDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton.
Darryl B RolfsonDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Oleksa G RewaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton.

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Abstract

Background: Pre-admission frailty has been associated with higher hospital mortality in patients with critical illness. We aimed to measure the prevalence of frailty and its associated outcomes in patients with COVID-19 critical illness. Methods: A historical cohort study of all adults admitted to ICU with a pneumonia diagnosis in Alberta, Canada between May 1, 2020, and October 31, 2020. At ICU admission patients were routinely assessed for frailty using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Frailty was defined as a CFS score ≥5. Primary outcomes were pre-admission frailty prevalence and hospital mortality. Results: The cohort (n=521) prevalence of frailty was 34.2% (n=178), mean (SD) age was 58.8 (14.9) years, APACHE II 22.8 (8.0), and 39.5% (n=206) were female. COVID-19 pneumonia was diagnosed in (19.0%; n=99) admissions; pre-admission frailty was present in 20.2% (n=20) vs. 79.8% (n=79) non-frail ( Conclusion: Pre-admission frailty was present in 20.2% of COVID-19 ICU admissions and was associated with higher risk of hospital mortality. Frailty assessment may yield valuable prognostic information when considering COVID-19 ICU admission; however, further study is needed to identify effect on patient-centred outcomes in this heterogeneous population.

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COVID-19frailtyICU survivorshipintensive carepneumonia

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