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Comment
. 2023 Jan;49(1):87-90.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06887-8. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Frailty in intensive care medicine must be measured, interpreted and taken into account!

Christian Jung  1 , Bertrand Guidet  2   3 , Hans Flaatten  4   5 ; VIP study group
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Frailty in intensive care medicine must be measured, interpreted and taken into account!

Christian Jung et al. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jan.
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Frailty assessment in the ICU
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