CFN researchers published in Critical Care Medicine

CFN researchers published in Critical Care Medicine

A Canadian study of the association between frailty and quality of life for survivors of critical illness was recently published in the May issue of Critical Care Medicine. CFN-funded researchers Drs. Sean Bagshaw and Thomas Stelfox examined 421 critically-ill, patients over the age of 50 years to determine an association with frailty, as measured by a score of 4-plus comorbidities on the Clinical Frailty Scale.

The research concludes that frail survivors of critical illness experienced greater impairment in health-related quality of life, functional dependence and disability compared with non-frail patients. The systematic assessment of frailty may assist in better informing patients and families on the complexities of survivorship and recovery.