Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · May 2022
Review Meta AnalysisFrailty and mortality associations in patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Observational data during the pandemic have demonstrated mixed associations between frailty and mortality. ⋯ This systematic review did not demonstrate an independent association between frailty status and short-term mortality in patients with COVID-19. Patients with frailty were less commonly admitted to ICU and non-frail patients were more likely to receive IMV and had higher mortality risk. This finding may be related to allocation decisions for patients with frailty amidst the pandemic.