Influence of frailty on short-term mortality in older patients with multiple trauma in the emergency department
Şimşek Çelik, Abdulkerim Toker, Süleyman Biçer, İsmail Kıvanç Cebecioğlu · 2026
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Şimşek Çelik and co-authors wrote a 2026 study of frailty and short-term death in older patients with multiple trauma in an emergency department. Frailty means reduced physical reserve that makes recovery from injury harder. The prospective study enrolled patients aged sixty-five and over between July 1 and August 31, 2024. Frailty was scored with two tools, PRISMA-7 and a trauma-specific frailty index, and compared with standard trauma severity scores.
In total, 144 patients were included. Frailty was significantly associated with death within twenty-eight days, more intensive care admissions, and longer hospital stays. Mortality rose with age, reaching 30.0 percent in patients aged eighty-five and over. Frailty scores also rose with age, while the standard injury severity score did not. PRISMA-7 performed comparably to other scores, and the authors recommend it as a quick screening tool.
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| CREATOR | Şimşek Çelik, Abdulkerim Toker, Süleyman Biçer, İsmail Kıvanç Cebecioğlu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37559 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |