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. 2023 Mar 10;27(1):101.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04398-6.

The clinical frailty scale, but not the FRAIL checklist is associated with mortality in old critically ill patients with COVID-19

Bernhard Wernly  1   2 , Hans Flaatten  3 , Susannah Leaver  4 , Bertrand Guidet  5 , Christian Jung  6 ; COVIP investigators
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The clinical frailty scale, but not the FRAIL checklist is associated with mortality in old critically ill patients with COVID-19

Bernhard Wernly et al. Crit Care. .
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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Frail patients defined by both CFS > 4 (HR 2.01 95% CI 1.50–2.69; p < 0.001; A and FRAIL > 0 (HR 1.46; 95% CI 1.04–2.03; p = 0.03; B evidenced worse outcomes
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