Background There is currently no consensus as to a standardized tool for frailty
measurement in any patient population. In the solid-organ transplantation population …

Objective Frailty and hypoproteinaemia are common in older individuals. Although there is
evidence of a correlation between frailty and hypoproteinaemia, the relationship between …

Frailty is a complex, multidimensional syndrome characterised by a loss of physiological
reserves that increases a person9s susceptibility to adverse health outcomes. Most …

Background Existing measures of frailty developed in community dwelling older adults may
misclassify frailty in lung transplant candidates. We aimed to develop a novel frailty scale for …

Background Frailty is a multisystem dysregulation that challenges homeostasis and
increases vulnerability towards stressors. In patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD) …

Background There is controversy surrounding the association between preexisting frailty
and increased mortality in candidates and recipients of solid-organ transplants. This meta …

Purpose Delirium is a common, complex medical challenge that faces surgical patients in
the postoperative period. Patients undergoing lung transplantation are at especially high risk …

Due to demographic ageing and medical progress, the number and proportion of older
organ donors and recipients is increasing. At the same time, the medical and ethical …

Purpose Older adults (age≥ 65 years) are the fastest growing age group undergoing lung
transplantation. Further, international consensus document for the selection of lung …

Purpose Frailty is common in surgical patients and is closely associated with postoperative
outcomes. Aims This study employed bibliometric methods to summarize and analyze …