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. 2021 Mar;126(3):e108-e110.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.12.002. Epub 2020 Dec 5.

Association of frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis

Chia S Kow  1 , Syed S Hasan  2 , Kaeshaelya Thiruchelvam  3 , Mamoon Aldeyab  4
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Association of frailty and mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis

Chia S Kow et al. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Mar.
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Keywords: COVID-19; critical care; frailty; frailty assessment tool; mortality; outcome.

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(a) Pooled odds ratio of mortality per unit increase in Clinical Frailty Scale among patients with COVID-19. (b) Pooled hazard ratio of mortality in frail patients with COVID-19 compared with non-frail patients with COVID-19. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; OR, odds ratio; HR, hazard ratio; LCI, lower confidence limit; UCI, upper confidence limit.
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