We must consider ageing and frailty when sharing decision making in intensive care

Frailty is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in intensive care, regardless of age.7 Critical care follow-up services have led to a better understanding that patients of all ages who survive to discharge from intensive care can then experience reduced quality of life.6 Despite a national m...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 384; p. q116
Main Authors Bryden, Daniele, Jones, Jack Parry, Dhesi, Jugdeep, Conroy, Simon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 18.01.2024
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Aged
Aging
Communication
Critical Care
Curricula
Decision Making
Demographics
Embedding
Emergency medical care
Frail Elderly
Frailty
Geriatrics
Humans
Illnesses
Intensive care
Medical prognosis
Medical schools
Medicine
Meta-analysis
Older people
Opinion
Patients
Perioperative care
Quality of life
Surgery
Workforce
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Summary:Frailty is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in intensive care, regardless of age.7 Critical care follow-up services have led to a better understanding that patients of all ages who survive to discharge from intensive care can then experience reduced quality of life.6 Despite a national move to ensure assessment for frailty on admission to hospital, there remains a misperception that assessment of frailty in the setting of an acute illness can be difficult. 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004211 32205592 3 Aijaz F Conroy S Banerjee J. Embedding the Clinical Frailty Scale in the emergency department and its impact on patient care. 30916758 7 Muscedere J Waters B Varambally A. The impact of frailty on intensive care unit outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.q116