Implications of Frailty in COVID-19.
Cardiol Rev
; 29(6): 285-288, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20238469
ABSTRACT
As the global coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 continues to cause higher mortality and hospitalization rates among older adults, strategies such as frailty screening have been suggested for resource allocation and clinical management. Frailty is a physiologic condition characterized by a decreased reserve to stressors and is associated with disability, hospitalization, and death. Measuring frailty can be a useful tool to determine the risk and prognosis of COVID-19 patients in the acute setting, and to provide higher quality of care for vulnerable individuals in the outpatient setting. A literature review was conducted to examine current research regarding frailty and COVID-19. Frailty can inform holistic care of COVID-19 patients, and further investigation is needed to elucidate how measuring frailty should guide treatment and prevention of COVID-19.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mortality
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Frailty
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COVID-19
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cardiol Rev
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
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Cardiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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