The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Apr 2020
Meta AnalysisThe impact of frailty on posttraumatic outcomes in older trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Frailty is a risk factor for mortality among the elderly. However, evidence from longitudinal studies linking trauma and frailty is fragmented, and a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between frailty and adverse outcomes is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether frailty is predictive of posttraumatic results including mortality, adverse discharge, complications, and readmission in trauma patients. ⋯ Systematic review and meta-analysis, level IV.