Frailty is a complex age-related clinical condition characterised by a decline in physiological
capacity across several organ systems, with a resultant increased susceptibility to stressors …

Frailty in aging marks a state of decreased reserves resulting in increased vulnerability to
adverse outcomes when exposed to stressors. This Perspective synthesizes the evidence …

Frailty is an important factor determining a higher risk of adverse health outcomes in older
adults. Although scientific community in the last two decades put a lot of effort for its …

1. Geriatric Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; 2.
Torrens University of Australia, Adelaide and Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne …

Importance Frailty is an important risk factor for postoperative mortality. Whether the
association between frailty and mortality is consistent across all surgical specialties …

Frailty is defined as a reduced physiologic reserve vulnerable to external stressors. For older
individuals, frailty plays a decisive role in increasing adverse health outcomes in most …

Background Cancer is common in older adults, who often have concurrent frailty. Frailty is a
strong predictor of adverse outcomes in surgical patients. Our objective is to systematically …

Traditional approaches to clinical risk assessment utilize age as a marker of increased
vulnerability to stress. Relatively recent advancements in the study of aging have led to the …

Importance Patient frailty is a known risk factor for adverse outcomes following surgery, but
data are limited regarding whether systemwide interventions related to frailty are associated …

The management of frail older people is a key component of aged care. There has been a
plethora of tools developed for the diagnosis and screening of frailty. Some of these tools …