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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;48(10):1530-1531.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004528.

Post-ICU Frailty: Does Critical Illness Accelerate Aging?

Matthew R Baldwin  1
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Editorial

Post-ICU Frailty: Does Critical Illness Accelerate Aging?

Matthew R Baldwin. Crit Care Med. 2020 Oct.
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Copyright form disclosure: Dr. Baldwin disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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  • Prevalence and Course of Frailty in Survivors of Critical Illness.
    Brummel NE, Girard TD, Pandharipande PP, Thompson JL, Jarrett RT, Raman R, Hughes CG, Patel MB, Morandi A, Gill TM, Ely EW. Brummel NE, et al. Crit Care Med. 2020 Oct;48(10):1419-1426. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004444. Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32618688 Free PMC article.

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