The Lancet. Public health
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The Lancet. Public health · Aug 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyThe effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on health-care systems. Frailty is being used in clinical decision making for patients with COVID-19, yet the prevalence and effect of frailty in people with COVID-19 is not known. In the COVID-19 in Older PEople (COPE) study we aimed to establish the prevalence of frailty in patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to hospital and investigate its association with mortality and duration of hospital stay. ⋯ None.