 Frailty
"Frailty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A state of increased vulnerability to stressors, following declines in function and reserves across multiple physiologic systems, characterized by MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FATIGUE; slowed motor performance; low physical activity; and unintentional weight loss.
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D000073496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.359
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2019 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frailty" by people in Profiles.
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Carter B, Law J, Hewitt J, Parmar KL, Boyle JM, Casey P, Maitra I, Pearce L, Moug SJ. Association between preadmission frailty and care level at discharge in older adults undergoing emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2020 02; 107(3):218-226.
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Damluji AA, Forman DE, van Diepen S, Alexander KP, Page RL, Hummel SL, Menon V, Katz JN, Albert NM, Afilalo J, Cohen MG. Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Factoring Geriatric Syndromes in the Management, Prognosis, and Process of Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020 01 14; 141(2):e6-e32.
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Guida JL, Ahles TA, Belsky D, Campisi J, Cohen HJ, DeGregori J, Fuldner R, Ferrucci L, Gallicchio L, Gavrilov L, Gavrilova N, Green PA, Jhappan C, Kohanski R, Krull K, Mandelblatt J, Ness KK, O'Mara A, Price N, Schrack J, Studenski S, Theou O, Tracy RP, Hurria A. Measuring Aging and Identifying Aging Phenotypes in Cancer Survivors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 12 01; 111(12):1245-1254.
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Goyal P, Gorodeski EZ, Flint KM, Goldwater DS, Dodson JA, Afilalo J, Maurer MS, Rich MW, Alexander KP, Hummel SL. Perspectives on Implementing a Multidomain Approach to Caring for Older Adults With Heart Failure. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 12; 67(12):2593-2599.
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Harland TA, Wang M, Gunaydin D, Fringuello A, Freeman J, Hosokawa PW, Ormond DR. Frailty as a Predictor of Neurosurgical Outcomes in Brain Tumor Patients. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan; 133:e813-e818.
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Kelly SG, Wu K, Tassiopoulos K, Erlandson KM, Koletar SL, Palella FJ. Frailty Is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, Bone Disease, and Diabetes Among Aging Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 27; 69(8):1370-1376.
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Halpern AL, Boshier PR, White AM, Houk AK, Helmkamp L, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Low DE, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. A Comparison of Frailty Measures at Listing to Predict Outcomes After Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 01; 109(1):233-240.
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Dresden SM, Platts-Mills TF, Kandasamy D, Walden L, Betz ME. Patient Versus Physician Perceptions of Frailty: A Comparison of Clinical Frailty Scale Scores of Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 09; 26(9):1089-1092.
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Chen MY, Orkaby AR, Rosenberg MA, Driver JA. Frailty, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators, and Mortality: a Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 10; 34(10):2224-2231.
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Curran D, Andrew MK, Levin MJ, Turriani E, Matthews S, Fogarty C, Klein NP, Grupping K, Oostvogels L, Schmader KE. Evaluation of two frailty indices, with practical application in a vaccine clinical trial. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019; 15(12):2960-2968.
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