Validation of Hospital Frailty Risk Score in Heart Failure
Zhenwei Teo,
Ying Zi Oh,
Weiliang Huang
et al.
Abstract:Background: Frailty is prevalent in older people and results from age-related decline in physiological function and reserve. The objective of this study was to validate the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) in predicting outcomes and hospitalisation usage in older hospitalised heart failure (HF) patients. Methods: This study was a retrospective review of electronic medical records. Patients aged ≥65 years admitted with HF to a Singapore tertiary hospital between 1 January 2021 and 30 April 2021 were included.… Show more
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